Hi Marie, have you set Outlook Express as your preferred email program? If not, go to Internet Options, which you can get to in control panel, alternatively on the tools menu in Internet Explorer. Open Internet Options, then shift tab to get onto the tabs. arrow across the tabs till you find the programs tab. Press tab to open the page. tab down till you get to email and there will be a combo box. Outlook express will be there. Select it and tab to ok. John. ----- Original Message ----- From: Marie Baisez To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 10:11 AM Subject: [access-uk] Problem sending messages Hi all, I have discovered a strange glitch on my new PC and I don't know how to go about sorting it. When I send messages from my addressbook, all is fine and I send as I have always done with Outlook express my default client,I think]. However, when I try to send a message from a send mail link in a message, Outlook, still present on this PC launches ant try to send resulting in an error. Why is this happening? How can I solve the problem? I chose not to uninstall Outlook as I might learn to use it in future. Help and advice most welcomed. Marie