nod32 and "Outlook not the default mail handler"?

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Thomas A. Horsley

So, I just tried the trial version of nod32 for XP and every time I start it
or bring up the control panel, I get a popup from Outlook saying "Outlook is
not your default message handler, set outlook as your default handler and
try again" (or something to that effect).

I *know* Outlook isn't my default mail program - I don't want Outlook to be
my default mail program.

What the heck is this? I just wanted to see if I could find a nice
unobtrusive little program that would scan the disk when I asked it to. Why
is it trying to compose messages in Outlook?

Just curious. (Uninstalling fixed all my problems :-).
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Hi Thomas,

So, I just tried the trial version of nod32 for XP and every time I
start it
or bring up the control panel, I get a popup from Outlook saying
"Outlook is
not your default message handler, set outlook as your default handler and
try again" (or something to that effect).

I *know* Outlook isn't my default mail program - I don't want Outlook to
be my default mail program.
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I don't blame you ;o)
What the heck is this? I just wanted to see if I could find a nice
unobtrusive little program that would scan the disk when I asked it to.
Why is it trying to compose messages in Outlook?
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It's just a little ahem! "operating feature" of Outlook (see bug)
According to Nod32's FAQ's "This message box is displayed by Microsoft
Outlook when NOD32 tries to access MAPI32.DLL." Nod32 are working on a fix
for the next release.

http://www.nod32.com/support/ans/6h.htm

You always have the option of uninstalling Outlook, but if like me you
need Outlook as a *non-default* client for accessing a M$ Exchange server,
just ignore it.
Just curious. (Uninstalling fixed all my problems :-).
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Which one, Outlook or Nod32?

Regards,

Mick
 
MickKi said:
Hi Thomas,

It's just a little ahem! "operating feature" of Outlook (see bug)
According to Nod32's FAQ's "This message box is displayed by Microsoft
Outlook when NOD32 tries to access MAPI32.DLL." Nod32 are working on a fix
for the next release.

http://www.nod32.com/support/ans/6h.htm

You always have the option of uninstalling Outlook, but if like me you
need Outlook as a *non-default* client for accessing a M$ Exchange server,
just ignore it.


Which one, Outlook or Nod32?
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I was given a registry fix by the folks at NOD back when I was using the
product. I don't remember exactly what I did, but, if you email the NOD
support people, I'm sure they'll give it to you.
 
According to Nod32's FAQ's "This message box is displayed by Microsoft
Outlook when NOD32 tries to access MAPI32.DLL." Nod32 are working on a fix
for the next release.

http://www.nod32.com/support/ans/6h.htm
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Sounds like I want to wait for the next release and maybe try again.
I don't want my anti-virus program accessing mapi. Thanks for the pointer
(seems like a long time ago there was some other program I had that
did this - must have been doing something similar).
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Sounds like I want to wait for the next release and maybe try again.
I don't want my anti-virus program accessing mapi. Thanks for the pointer
(seems like a long time ago there was some other program I had that
did this - must have been doing something similar).
Click to expand...

You need to uncheck the option for "use the mapi interface" in NOD's
setup. This will stop the error from occurring.
 
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