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Reverting to Outlook Express

I inadvertently downloaded Live when I upgraded to Explorer 8. I have Outlook Express as my default email program. However, now when I go to open an email that has been forwarded as an attachment, it opens with Live. It’s slow and I want the attached emails to open via Express as they did before. I can’t find what I need to change the default in ‘File Types’ back to Express. Do I have to delete Live and how can I do that? It isn’t listed as a program in the Control Panel. Susan Keenan

Downloading Windows Live seems to lead to this problem for many people. Apparently, it sort of takes over and your emails open up in Windows Live Mail rather than Outlook Express, even if you have OE set as your default program. Windows Live is designed to facilitate the transfer of digital photos and slide shows through email services. Typically, it isn’t necessary to delete Windows Live to fix the problem. Go through the suggestions listed below, complete one at a time or check that the settings are correct.

Setting Outlook Express as the Default Email Program: Add/Remove Programs

In some cases, even when Outlook Express has been set as the default email program, downloading another application changes this default setting. Follow this set of directions to change Outlook Express back to the default email program.

Navigate to and select Start in the lower left-hand corner.
Select Settings.
Select Control Panel.
Select Add/Remove Programs.
Select Set Program Access and Defaults.
In the dialog box that pops up, you should see a list of configurations (Microsoft Windows, Custom, Other, etc.) Click on the small downward arrows to the right of the configuration that has already been selected.
In the section for “Choose a default email program,” choose Outlook Express.
Select OK.

Reconfigure Outlook Express When Using Internet Explorer 8

Use the instructions included here to change the settings in Outlook Express to use POP3 instead of DAV.

Open Outlook Express
Navigate to Tools and select Accounts.
Select Add.
Select Mail.
In the box labeled “display name,” type in your name and select Next.
In the box labeled E-mail address, type in your web mail e-mail address and select Next.
In the “my incoming mail server” drop down menu, select POP3.
In the “incoming mail (POP3, IMAP, or HTTP) server” box, type in: pop3live.com.
In the “Outgoing mail (SMTP) server” box, type in smtp.live.com.
In the next dialog box, type in the name of your account and the password.
Select Next.
Select Finish.
In the Internet Accounts dialog box, select Mail, the name of the account that you just added, and Properties.
Select Settings.
Check the box labeled, “My server requires authentication” under the Outgoing Mail Servers category.
To the right of “My server requires authentication,” select “Settings” and choose “Use same settings as my incoming server.”
Select the Advanced option that is located beneath “Server port numbers.” Type in 995 in the “Incoming Mail (POP3) box; 587 (or 25) in the “Outgoing mail (SMTP) box; and check the boxes in front of each selection labeled “This server requires a secure connection (SSL).
In the section labeled “Delivery,” check the box in front of “Leave a copy of messages on server” if you want your messages to continue to remain available after you download them.
Select OK.
In the “Internet Accounts” dialog box, select Mail and look for your old setup with “HTTP.” Remove the account.