Hi George you know far more than I ever will about computers: however the mail option in the control panel just appears to relate to which accounts are set up whereas I'm sure what is being said is that Outlook Express is not properly installed. I looked on Microsoft and found Service Pack 1 but could not download it because we have IE7 installed or at least I think that's what the message meant. How do I remove this to temporarily go back to IE6 so I can try again to install the new Outlook Express? Mandy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 10:48 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Can Anybody Help? Try looking at "Mail" in Control Panel. George. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mandy Sent: 20 May 2007 13:25 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Can Anybody Help? This is about Brian's computer not mine. If he tries to link on an address in an email, you know that comes up as sendmail link: the computer totally crashes and he has to reboot. Not sure what happens onscreen but he can't turn it off in usual manner and it says: this action cannot be performed because the default email client is not properly installed. Sometime ago I looked at internet options, went to programme and whereas mine says email: live windows, Microsoft outlook and outlook express, Brian's just says Microsoft outlook 1 of 1. Now Brian definitely has Outlook Express of course: that's what he uses and before I installed Microsoft Office it said there was no programme for email so obviously there is something wrong somewhere linked to Outlook Express. Brian phoned a computer shop yesterday and tried to explain the problem and they said it is somewhere in control panel can someone tell me where and if so the step-by-step instructions to put this right? Please reply offlist if this is going to be a bore for others. Mandy. ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dunsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dfaq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition.=20 Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.5/812 - Release Date: 19/05/2007 13:52 =20 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition.=20 Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.5/812 - Release Date: 19/05/2007 13:52 =20 ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq