Resources

I have Gmail as my email. Outlook Express keeps coming up when I want to send email. Where do I find Outlook on my PC so as to remove it? I use Mozilla as my main browser. I also have Explorer but do not use it.

Set Gmail as Default Email Client

You have a couple of options for this. You can start by setting your default email to Gmail so that Internet Explorer stops trying to be helpful and launching Outlook Express when you try to send an email. Here’s the link to the Google webpage with more instructions. In order to set Gmail as the default, you need to first download the Gmail Notifier, which is also available through the same link.

Remove Internet Explorer

Since you are using Mozilla and want Firefox to open Gmail as your email client, you can remove Internet Explorer, which might make the whole situation easier. Outlook Express is a component of Internet Explorer, so removing one will help take care of the other. The steps to remove Internet Explorer differ depending on the version of your Windows operating system.

If you are running Windows Vista or Server 2008:

1. First, close all your open windows and programs
2. Click the Start button, then choose Control Panel
3. Under Programs, choose Uninstall a Program
4. Now, from the Tasks pane, choose View Installed Updates
5. You’ll see a list of your installed update, scroll to and double click Windows Internet Explorer 8 - or your version
6. An Uninstall an Update dialog box will open, choose Yes to confirm
7. If you are prompted for an administrative password, enter it or press Enter
8. Complete the onscreen instructions - then restart your computer

If you are running XP or Server 2003:

1. Close all your open programs
2. Click Start, then choose Control Panel
3. Choose Add or Remove Programs
4. Scroll through the list and choose Windows Internet Explorer 8 - or your version, then choose Remove
5. Follow the onscreen instructions - then restart your computer

If you see more than one version or Internet Explorer in the Programs list, then you can remove them all. This should take care of the problem, and allow Gmail to open as your default email client. If, in the future, you want to use Internet Explorer again, it is easy and free to download and install new software. I hope this does it, good luck!