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default email program for different user profiles

Nov 28, 2003 4:38PM PST

My wife and I have seperate user profiles. I like to use Outlook for my default email program and she likes to use Outlook Express. Is there a way to set this up. It seems as though if I set Outlook as my default email program, it changes hers to Outlook too.

Thanks

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Re:default email program for different user profiles. No answer today.
Nov 29, 2003 12:06AM PST

I can only comisserate that you have to ponder how far down the rabbit hole you want to go on this one. There are long discussions about this, but let me sum up some of the issues.

1. The mail handler extends into the Office applications like Word and such. What you may think is a small change ripples throughout the system.

2. The use of quick user logon or allowing the user to logon (switch users) further complicated the issue since you can't have two instances of the registry for the Office applications... Wah? An oversight by Microsoft?

I can't offer you any firm solution, but can point you to very long discussions about this. Microsoft has not nailed this one.

Bob

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Re:Re:default email program for different user profiles. No answer today.
Nov 29, 2003 12:29AM PST

Two .reg files for each user at startup might do the trick. Might also have to shut off fast user. Each .reg with a diff program for email...haven't tried it though.....i will try it later

BA

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That .REG file will have to fix the Office applications too.
Nov 29, 2003 12:33AM PST

You need to fix Word, Excel, IE and all those right-click send to areas up too.

You can fix most with just a default email handler change, but then be sure to cover off the SWITCH USER issue?

Bob

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Sounds like fun....I can't wait to try ;)
Nov 29, 2003 12:37AM PST

and hi Robert....been a while.

BA

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Re:default email program for different user profiles
Jan 20, 2004 7:27AM PST

we use 3different pages on our pc.but only on one we can use the @sign,can you tell me why we cant use the others.thank you