How to Specifying Microsoft Outlook as the Default Mail Client

To specify the Outlook as Default Mail Client follows the steps.

Internet Explorer 4.0, 4.01, 5 for Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0
1. In My Computer, click Options (or Folder Options) on the View menu, and then click File Types.
2. Click the URL:MailToProtocol line to select it, click Edit, click Open in the Actions box, and then click Edit. Click the Application Used To Perform Action box and press DELETE to delete the data in the box.
3. Type the following single line for the Application Used To Perform Action box for the Open command:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OUTLOOK.EXE" -c IPM.Note /m "%1
NOTE: Type the quotation marks in the box.
4. To save the changes, click OK until you return to My Computer.
Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows 3.1
1. In Internet Explorer, click Internet Options on the View menu, click the Programs tab, and then click File Types.
2. Click the URL:MailToProtocol line to select it, click Edit, click Open in the Actions box, and then click Edit. Click the Application Used To Perform Action box and press DELETE to delete the data in the box.
3. Type the following line for the Application Used To Perform Action box for the Open command:
C:\OUTLOOK\EXCHNG.EXE /m
4. To save the changes, click OK until you return to Internet Explorer.

Internet Explorer 3.0
1. In Internet Explorer, click Options on the View menu, click the Programs tab, and then click File Types.
2. Click the URL:MailToProtocol line to select it, click Edit, click Open in the Actions box, and then click Edit. Click the Application Used To Perform Action box and press DELETE to delete the data in the box.
3. Type the following single line for the Application Used To Perform Action box for the Open command:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OUTLOOK.EXE" -c IPM.Note /m "%1
NOTE: Type the quotation marks in the box.
4. To save the changes, click OK until you return to Internet Explorer.