e-mail program won't stay put

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Bill Denver

Whenever I get an update from Automatic Update, something changes my default
e-mail program from Outlook Express to Outlook. So I have to go into
internet options and change it back. Probably not the biggest problem out
there but an irritant nonetheless. Any idea why it does this and anything I
can do to make it stop?
Thanks
 
Annoying yes, but unfortunately that is something we have to live with.
There is no fix nor will there be.

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| Whenever I get an update from Automatic Update, something changes my default
| e-mail program from Outlook Express to Outlook. So I have to go into
| internet options and change it back. Probably not the biggest problem out
| there but an irritant nonetheless. Any idea why it does this and anything I
| can do to make it stop?
| Thanks
|
|
 
Bill Denver said:
Whenever I get an update from Automatic Update, something changes my
default e-mail program from Outlook Express to Outlook. So I have to go
into internet options and change it back. Probably not the biggest
problem out there but an irritant nonetheless. Any idea why it does this
and anything I can do to make it stop?
Thanks
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The only fix is to uninstall Outlook. Otherwise it will continue to happen
every month.
 
I have not seen this happen unless one of the updates pertains to Office.
If you are installing Security patches, I have not seen this (unless
pertaining to Office).
 
If a newer version of Outlook is installed, the monthly Automatic Updates
will almost always make Outlook the default program because there is an
updater to the Outlook Junk Mail filter.
 
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