How to set OE as mailer for Guest account?

I am use Win XP SP3 with Office 2003.

How can I set OE as the mail program for the Guest account, which does not
have administrator privileges?

I go into IE Internet Options Programs, select OE for E-Mail, then click
OK.

But when I re-enter IE Internet Options Programs, E-Mail has reverted to
Outlook.

I presume that is the reason why I cannot forward NG postings from OE. I
get the Microsoft Office Outlook error "no profiles have been created".

I have tried configure IE Internet Options Programs when do no other
programs are running, notably OE.

If non-administrator Guest is not permitted to make such a change, how can
someone do this for Guest from an user account that does have administrator
privilege?

Is OE the default Mail Client for all User Accounts?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
www.banthecheck.com


JoeU2004 wrote:
I am use Win XP SP3 with Office 2003.

How can I set OE as the mail program for the Guest account, which does not
have administrator privileges?

I go into IE Internet Options Programs, select OE for E-Mail, then click
OK.

But when I re-enter IE Internet Options Programs, E-Mail has reverted to
Outlook.

I presume that is the reason why I cannot forward NG postings from OE. I
get the Microsoft Office Outlook error "no profiles have been created".

I have tried configure IE Internet Options Programs when do no other
programs are running, notably OE.

If non-administrator Guest is not permitted to make such a change, how can
someone do this for Guest from an user account that does have
administrator
privilege?

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
Is OE the default Mail Client for all User Accounts?

Apparently not. Do you mean: do I want it to be?

Yes, I could get away with that. How would I do that?

But also, I would like to know how to make OE the default mail client for
just Guest, permitting others to set their own default.

That is, without having to do it after I set it up for Guest. In other
words, if I set this up for Guest, I don't want it to change anything for
other users.

Well, that's the ideal. But if that's too hard or not possible, I'll settle
for whatever I can get.

Thanks.


---- original message -----

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
Is OE the default Mail Client for all User Accounts?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
www.banthecheck.com


JoeU2004 wrote:
I am use Win XP SP3 with Office 2003.

How can I set OE as the mail program for the Guest account, which does
not
have administrator privileges?

I go into IE Internet Options Programs, select OE for E-Mail, then
click
OK.

But when I re-enter IE Internet Options Programs, E-Mail has reverted
to
Outlook.

I presume that is the reason why I cannot forward NG postings from OE. I
get the Microsoft Office Outlook error "no profiles have been created".

I have tried configure IE Internet Options Programs when do no other
programs are running, notably OE.

If non-administrator Guest is not permitted to make such a change, how
can
someone do this for Guest from an user account that does have
administrator
privilege?

There are several default settings that apply to all Windows users. The
default mail client is one setting that applies to all Windows users.
--
Ron Sommer
MVP-Mail

"JoeU2004" wrote in message
...
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
Is OE the default Mail Client for all User Accounts?

Apparently not. Do you mean: do I want it to be?

Yes, I could get away with that. How would I do that?

But also, I would like to know how to make OE the default mail client for
just Guest, permitting others to set their own default.

That is, without having to do it after I set it up for Guest. In other
words, if I set this up for Guest, I don't want it to change anything for
other users.

Well, that's the ideal. But if that's too hard or not possible, I'll
settle for whatever I can get.

Thanks.


---- original message -----

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
Is OE the default Mail Client for all User Accounts?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
www.banthecheck.com


JoeU2004 wrote:
I am use Win XP SP3 with Office 2003.

How can I set OE as the mail program for the Guest account, which does
not
have administrator privileges?

I go into IE Internet Options Programs, select OE for E-Mail, then
click
OK.

But when I re-enter IE Internet Options Programs, E-Mail has reverted
to
Outlook.

I presume that is the reason why I cannot forward NG postings from OE.
I
get the Microsoft Office Outlook error "no profiles have been created".

I have tried configure IE Internet Options Programs when do no other
programs are running, notably OE.

If non-administrator Guest is not permitted to make such a change, how
can
someone do this for Guest from an user account that does have
administrator
privilege?

"Ron Sommer" wrote in message
...
There are several default settings that apply
to all Windows users. The default mail client
is one setting that applies to all Windows users.

Okay. Can you tell me how to change the default setting from Outlook to OE
for all Windows users on the system?

Also, can you tell me why my change in IE does not "stick" for the Guest
account?

In other words, why can't the Guest user override the default?

I am doing that as the user Guest, of course.

Is there something that I, as administrator, need to do to allow such
changes to the Guest account to "stick"?

I confess: I'm not too savvy about Win XP user account and program
configuration. My bad!


----- original message -----

"Ron Sommer" wrote in message
...
There are several default settings that apply to all Windows users. The
default mail client is one setting that applies to all Windows users.
--
Ron Sommer
MVP-Mail

"JoeU2004" wrote in message
...
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
Is OE the default Mail Client for all User Accounts?

Apparently not. Do you mean: do I want it to be?

Yes, I could get away with that. How would I do that?

But also, I would like to know how to make OE the default mail client for
just Guest, permitting others to set their own default.

That is, without having to do it after I set it up for Guest. In other
words, if I set this up for Guest, I don't want it to change anything for
other users.

Well, that's the ideal. But if that's too hard or not possible, I'll
settle for whatever I can get.

Thanks.


---- original message -----

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
Is OE the default Mail Client for all User Accounts?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
www.banthecheck.com


JoeU2004 wrote:
I am use Win XP SP3 with Office 2003.

How can I set OE as the mail program for the Guest account, which does
not
have administrator privileges?

I go into IE Internet Options Programs, select OE for E-Mail, then
click
OK.

But when I re-enter IE Internet Options Programs, E-Mail has reverted
to
Outlook.

I presume that is the reason why I cannot forward NG postings from OE.
I
get the Microsoft Office Outlook error "no profiles have been created".

I have tried configure IE Internet Options Programs when do no other
programs are running, notably OE.

If non-administrator Guest is not permitted to make such a change, how
can
someone do this for Guest from an user account that does have
administrator
privilege?

PS....

I wrote:
Also, can you tell me why my change in IE does not
"stick" for the Guest account?

On another computer, I had no problem changing the mail client from Outlook
to OE for the Guest account.

At least, I ass-u-me the original default mail client was Outlook. Is there
any way that I can prove that to myself without creating a new account and
seeing what the mail client is?

Both computers have Win XP SP3 and Office 2003.


----- original message -----

"JoeU2004" wrote in message
...
"Ron Sommer" wrote in message
...
There are several default settings that apply
to all Windows users. The default mail client
is one setting that applies to all Windows users.

Okay. Can you tell me how to change the default setting from Outlook to
OE for all Windows users on the system?

Also, can you tell me why my change in IE does not "stick" for the Guest
account?

In other words, why can't the Guest user override the default?

I am doing that as the user Guest, of course.

Is there something that I, as administrator, need to do to allow such
changes to the Guest account to "stick"?

I confess: I'm not too savvy about Win XP user account and program
configuration. My bad!


----- original message -----

"Ron Sommer" wrote in message
...
There are several default settings that apply to all Windows users. The
default mail client is one setting that applies to all Windows users.
--
Ron Sommer
MVP-Mail

"JoeU2004" wrote in message
...
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
Is OE the default Mail Client for all User Accounts?

Apparently not. Do you mean: do I want it to be?

Yes, I could get away with that. How would I do that?

But also, I would like to know how to make OE the default mail client
for just Guest, permitting others to set their own default.

That is, without having to do it after I set it up for Guest. In other
words, if I set this up for Guest, I don't want it to change anything
for other users.

Well, that's the ideal. But if that's too hard or not possible, I'll
settle for whatever I can get.

Thanks.


---- original message -----

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
Is OE the default Mail Client for all User Accounts?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
www.banthecheck.com


JoeU2004 wrote:
I am use Win XP SP3 with Office 2003.

How can I set OE as the mail program for the Guest account, which does
not
have administrator privileges?

I go into IE Internet Options Programs, select OE for E-Mail, then
click
OK.

But when I re-enter IE Internet Options Programs, E-Mail has
reverted to
Outlook.

I presume that is the reason why I cannot forward NG postings from OE.
I
get the Microsoft Office Outlook error "no profiles have been
created".

I have tried configure IE Internet Options Programs when do no other
programs are running, notably OE.

If non-administrator Guest is not permitted to make such a change, how
can
someone do this for Guest from an user account that does have
administrator
privilege?

One reason for having the Guest user is to prevent the Guest user from
making computer wide changes. Default programs is a computer wide setting.
Administrators need to make computer wide changes.
--
Ron Sommer
MVP-Mail

"JoeU2004" wrote in message
...
PS....

I wrote:
Also, can you tell me why my change in IE does not
"stick" for the Guest account?

On another computer, I had no problem changing the mail client from
Outlook to OE for the Guest account.

At least, I ass-u-me the original default mail client was Outlook. Is
there any way that I can prove that to myself without creating a new
account and seeing what the mail client is?

Both computers have Win XP SP3 and Office 2003.


----- original message -----

"JoeU2004" wrote in message
...
"Ron Sommer" wrote in message
...
There are several default settings that apply
to all Windows users. The default mail client
is one setting that applies to all Windows users.

Okay. Can you tell me how to change the default setting from Outlook to
OE for all Windows users on the system?

Also, can you tell me why my change in IE does not "stick" for the Guest
account?

In other words, why can't the Guest user override the default?

I am doing that as the user Guest, of course.

Is there something that I, as administrator, need to do to allow such
changes to the Guest account to "stick"?

I confess: I'm not too savvy about Win XP user account and program
configuration. My bad!


----- original message -----

"Ron Sommer" wrote in message
...
There are several default settings that apply to all Windows users. The
default mail client is one setting that applies to all Windows users.
--
Ron Sommer
MVP-Mail

"JoeU2004" wrote in message
...
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
Is OE the default Mail Client for all User Accounts?

Apparently not. Do you mean: do I want it to be?

Yes, I could get away with that. How would I do that?

But also, I would like to know how to make OE the default mail client
for just Guest, permitting others to set their own default.

That is, without having to do it after I set it up for Guest. In other
words, if I set this up for Guest, I don't want it to change anything
for other users.

Well, that's the ideal. But if that's too hard or not possible, I'll
settle for whatever I can get.

Thanks.


---- original message -----

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
Is OE the default Mail Client for all User Accounts?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
www.banthecheck.com


JoeU2004 wrote:
I am use Win XP SP3 with Office 2003.

How can I set OE as the mail program for the Guest account, which
does not
have administrator privileges?

I go into IE Internet Options Programs, select OE for E-Mail, then
click
OK.

But when I re-enter IE Internet Options Programs, E-Mail has
reverted to
Outlook.

I presume that is the reason why I cannot forward NG postings from
OE. I
get the Microsoft Office Outlook error "no profiles have been
created".

I have tried configure IE Internet Options Programs when do no
other
programs are running, notably OE.

If non-administrator Guest is not permitted to make such a change,
how can
someone do this for Guest from an user account that does have
administrator
privilege?

There can be only one (1) default Mail Client for all WinXP User Accounts.

That being said, see this workaround:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/defaultmail.htm
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
www.banthecheck.com


JoeU2004 wrote:
Apparently not. Do you mean: do I want it to be?

Yes, I could get away with that. How would I do that?

But also, I would like to know how to make OE the default mail client for
just Guest, permitting others to set their own default.

That is, without having to do it after I set it up for Guest. In other
words, if I set this up for Guest, I don't want it to change anything for
other users.

Well, that's the ideal. But if that's too hard or not possible, I'll
settle
for whatever I can get.

Thanks.

Is OE the default Mail Client for all User Accounts?
--
JoeU2004 wrote:
I am use Win XP SP3 with Office 2003.

How can I set OE as the mail program for the Guest account, which does
not
have administrator privileges?

I go into IE Internet Options Programs, select OE for E-Mail, then
click
OK.

But when I re-enter IE Internet Options Programs, E-Mail has reverted
to
Outlook.

I presume that is the reason why I cannot forward NG postings from OE.
I
get the Microsoft Office Outlook error "no profiles have been created".

I have tried configure IE Internet Options Programs when do no other
programs are running, notably OE.

If non-administrator Guest is not permitted to make such a change, how
can
someone do this for Guest from an user account that does have
administrator
privilege?

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
That being said, see this workaround:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/defaultmail.htm

Thanks.

But for my purposes, this statement from that URL is key to my understanding
the limitation: "Note that Windows XP's user interface does not provide you
an option to set a per-user default email client. One setting affects all
the users, machine-wide".

I 'spose that is what you and Ron were trying to tell me. Sorry it didn't
register. The operative word is "default". To me, a "default" is the value
used unless and until a user chooses another option. So when y'all were
talking about the "default" setting, I thought you were talking about some
system-wide configuration, which I did not know how to do.

But now I realize y'all were saying: when one user chooses a setting
through IE Internet Options Programs, it (normally) affects all users
(unless you use the tool offered at that URL).

I did not realize that limitation existed.

So I compromised my objectives and went ahead and changed the selection for
the administrator account. And that has the desired effect for the Guest
account. Not the ideal solution I was looking for; but it is sufficient.

Thanks, "Bear" and Ron, for your patience.


----- original message -----

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
There can be only one (1) default Mail Client for all WinXP User Accounts.

That being said, see this workaround:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/defaultmail.htm
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
www.banthecheck.com


JoeU2004 wrote:
Apparently not. Do you mean: do I want it to be?

Yes, I could get away with that. How would I do that?

But also, I would like to know how to make OE the default mail client for
just Guest, permitting others to set their own default.

That is, without having to do it after I set it up for Guest. In other
words, if I set this up for Guest, I don't want it to change anything for
other users.

Well, that's the ideal. But if that's too hard or not possible, I'll
settle
for whatever I can get.

Thanks.

Is OE the default Mail Client for all User Accounts?
--
JoeU2004 wrote:
I am use Win XP SP3 with Office 2003.

How can I set OE as the mail program for the Guest account, which does
not
have administrator privileges?

I go into IE Internet Options Programs, select OE for E-Mail, then
click
OK.

But when I re-enter IE Internet Options Programs, E-Mail has reverted
to
Outlook.

I presume that is the reason why I cannot forward NG postings from OE.
I
get the Microsoft Office Outlook error "no profiles have been created".

I have tried configure IE Internet Options Programs when do no other
programs are running, notably OE.

If non-administrator Guest is not permitted to make such a change, how
can
someone do this for Guest from an user account that does have
administrator
privilege?

"JoeU2004" wrote in message ...
PS....

I wrote:
Also, can you tell me why my change in IE does not
"stick" for the Guest account?

On another computer, I had no problem changing the mail client from Outlook
to OE for the Guest account.

At least, I ass-u-me the original default mail client was Outlook.

Is there any way that I can prove that to myself without creating a new account and
seeing what the mail client is?


One way is to switch to a cmd window (aka Command Prompt) and enter:

ftype | find /i "mail"

actually I guess it might be more interesting for you to see

ftype | find /i "outlook"

or, if you would like to see both lists combined ; )

ftype | findstr /i "mail outlook"



Both computers have Win XP SP3 and Office 2003.



HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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