Hi All,
I am also having this issue! Its been almost 2 years now and there is no solution? OpenOffice and Thunderbird are the answers here! Well done Microsoft
If someone does have the answer please direct me there....
Regards
I'm posting this possible solution in a few places for anyone still trying to search.
Our office is using Windows 7 Professional, Office 2007, and a mix of Outlook and Windows Live Mail.
With Outlook the "send" function works fine. With Windows Live Mail the "send" function will not automatically open a new email. I wanted to find a fix for WLM instead of having to re-install Outlook and setting it up. I saw the following in a forum somewhere (not quite sure where) that worked for us.
This requires adding entries to the registry and isn't that difficult even for you not-so-savvy users.
Click: Start menu > Accessories > Run
Type: regedit
Click: OK and Yes if Account Control pops up
In the left pane browse to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Software > Microsoft > Windows Messaging Subsystem
The right pane should contain/look like the following:
***Caution, if there are different entries in your Windows Messaging Subsystem write them down, take a picture or print screen and paste into Paint...something just incase you need to change it back***
Right-click (Default) > Modify...
In the Value data box type: Windows Live Mail
Click: OK
To add the other items right-click in the empty space in the right pane: New > String Value
- Name the new item as stated above
- Once again right-click > Modify...
- Enter the corresponding value
- Rinse and Repeat for all items. Then exit registry.
This has worked for me on three separate systems. Now the "send" function in both Word and Excel opens a new message from WLM.
I also read in another forum (but didn't try it) where someone suggested chagning the registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Software > Clients > Mail
from (Default) REG_SZ (value not set)
to (Default) REG_SZ Windows Live Mail
Note: For users who wish to email as PDF or XPS (it's not available by default), simply search for: "office 2007 save as pdf" and download the small 1mb file and run. The link is currently:
Download: 2007 Microsoft Office Add-in: Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS - Microsoft Download Center - Download Details
Hope this helps. Goodluck!
The option of my default "windows live mail" email is missing...from File, "Send to" in my word document (2003 Office). But if I copy the entire text from word into WordPad Program (found in Programs-Accessories) and click "Send to", the default wlm option works as it used to work sometime before in Microsoft Office 2003 word document. Also opening wlm and then attaching the MS office documents and emailing those, works. I do not have explanation, but it is what it is for now.
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