[access-uk] Re: ReOutlook Express targets:
- From: Andy Collins <Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 13:13:07 +0000
This is very kind Kevin, but when I go c:\documents and
settings\andy\start menu\programmes there is no entry for Outlook
express in there.
The problem is about targets for OE, not short cuts!
-
Andy
On Sun Jan 14 10:32 , 'Kevin Lloyd' <kevin.lloyd3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
sent:
>Hi Andy.
>
>1. Start windows explorer using windows key + E and navigate to your
local
>drive.
>2. Locate documents and settings and press enter.
>3. Locate your user and press enter.
>4. Locate Start Menu and press enter.
>5. Locate the Programs folder and press enter. You will now find a
>shortcut for Outlook Express. Press the delete key to
>remove it.
>6. Press back spacerepeatedly to take you back to your desktop.
>7. Locate the Outlook express shortcut and delete it.
>8. Locate My Computer and press enter.
>9. Locate local drive and press enter.
>10. Locate program files and press enter.
>11. Locate Outlook Express and press enter.
>12. The first file in the list of around 12 files should be the
Outlook
>Express application called MSINM.EXE. Select this file and press
alt + F to
>open the file menu.
>13. Arrow down until you reach Creat shortcut and press enter.
>14. You will now have a short cut called Shortcut to MSINM. Rename
this to
>Outlook Express and then copy and paste the file into the programs
folder
>and desktop where you deleted it from earlier on.
>
>Regards.
>Kevin
>E-mail: kevin.lloyd3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Andy Collins" Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 5:54 PM
>Subject: [access-uk] Re: ReOutlook Express targets:
>
>
>> Hi Kevin - Yes, I can get to OE the way you said, but don't know
what
>> to do in the Icons tab sheet.
>>
>> When I click on the Icons button, it says:
>>
>> Look for icons in this file: ystemRoot%\System32\shell32.dll
>> I don't know why the 'S' is missing off the ystem at the start of
the
>> above path to the .dll file!
>>
>> Anyway, when I tab to the next list box it says there are 238 items
>> in the list and nothing is selected, but JAWS isn't seeing the
list,
>> when I arrow down through it, JAWS just says 2 of 238 and 3 of 238
>> etc, without saying what it is!
>>
>> I'm not sure about icons, how to delete them, or what they should
be
>> for OE. Think I need hand holding to get this one right!
>>
>> Just to be clear, if you can help more; if you go to your start
menu,
>> hit p for programmes, and o for Outlook Express, then hit
>> applications instead of enter, arrow up once to properties and
enter,
>> you will probably have an edit box with the path to the msimn.exe
>> file in it, followed by an edit box with %homedrive%%homepath% [or
>> something like that in it; These two edits boxes are not visible
for
>> me, they use to be, but they got changed some how, and instead of
the
>> targets being to the smimn.exe file, and to the %homedrive etc, it
>> now points to my computer and desk top, and the problem with this
is
>> that these targets are no longer edit boxes, the colour of the font
>> has changed to I think grey, from what somebody told me, and they
>> can't be clicked on, this is why I need help to somehow find where
in
>> the system I can change the targets back from my computer to the
>> Outlook Express applications file of .msimn.exe etc.
>>
>> Hope that makes some sense; desperately need to fix this one.
>>
>> If all fails, and nobody can help, would reinstalling XP fix the OE
>> problem?
>> -
>> Andy
>> Thanks -
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat Jan 13 14:20 , 'Kevin Lloyd' kevin.lloyd3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> sent:
>>
>>>Hi Andy.
>>>
>>>I've only just come into this thread so please excuse if you've
>> already
>>>covered this ground.
>>>
>>>If I'm understanding you correctly, your desktop icon for outlook
>> express is
>>>pointing elsewhere?
>>>
>>>To launch outlook express so that you can send and receive e-mail,
>> can you
>>>not launch from the program menu? If the icon in your program menu
>> is also
>>>incorrect, you could launch outlook express by navigating through
>> program
>>>files and finding the application there.
>>>
>>>To fix the icons, it's probably best to delete those existing
one's,
>>>navigate through program files to outlook express, locate the
>> application
>>>and then create a new icon from the file menu.
>>>
>>>Regards.
>>>
>>>Kevin
>>>E-mail: kevin.lloyd3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Andy Collins" Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 1:25 PM
>>>Subject: [access-uk] ReOutlook Express targets:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Peter - I think because the short-cut is already pointing to my
>>>> computer, this won't work, just tried it, and instead of bringing
>> up
>>>> the properties sheet for OE, it brings up the one for the task
bar
>>>> and start menu! The only way I can get in to properties for OE,
is
>> to
>>>> highlight it, and hit the applications key which has a properties
>>>> selection for OE,; there isn't actually a short cut key assigned,
>>>> that's not my problem, sorry if I've caused confusion, the
problem
>> is
>>>> the targets which are no longer Outlook Express, but the desk top
>> and
>>>> my computer, and although using the JAWS cursor I can see this,
>> there
>>>> is no edit box to make changes to the targets. Anyone any more
>> ideas;
>>>> I've been trying to use Outlook for now as my email client, but
it
>>>> too has a problem in that is says it can't find the wab.dll file,
>> so
>>>> although I can receive emails in Outlook, I can't send any, still
>>>> having to use the server's website!
>>>> Andy
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
>>>> Behalf
>>>> Of Peter Beasley
>>>> Sent: 13 January 2007 10:59
>>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: OOutlook Express short cut
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Highlight outlook express, alt enter for properties, tab to
>> shortcut
>>>> key,
>>>> change it to what you want to use, pab past the ok button to
apply
>>>> and
>>>> enter. Tab to the ok button, press spacebar and you are done.
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Andy Collins" Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 12:52 PM
>>>> Subject: [access-uk] OOutlook Express short cut
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi all - writing again as I'm not sure I'm seeing all my messages
>>>> through my server! Of course, this one might have stumped you
all,
>>>> but I some how doubt that, usually somebody on here has an answer
>> to
>>>> even the most weird or difficult problems. Maybe this is one for
>>>> George Bell or Tristram or Simon, or indeed anybody with the
>>>> expertise beyond myself.
>>>>
>>>> How do I change what the short cut for Outlook Express is
pointing
>>>> too? Under the properties tab for OE, the short cut is pointing
to
>> My
>>>> computer, consequently, every time I hit letter 'O' in the
>> programmes
>>>> folder for Outlook Express, My Computer comes up instead of
Outlook
>>>> Express. Come on guys, you can sort this for me, I've every
>>>> confidence.
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks -
>>>> Andy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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