When you right-click a file and choose “Mail Recipient” in the SendTo option, the email window does not open / nothing happens. There are two known causes for this:
The default mail client is not set
The DLLPath in the registry is missing for your mail client
Missing or invalid Registry keys related to .MAPIMAIL When you right-click a file and choose “Mail Recipient” in the SendTo option, the email window does not open / nothing happens. There are two known causes for this:
The default mail client is not set
The DLLPath in the registry is missing for your mail client
Missing or invalid Registry keys related to .MAPIMAIL
First, set the default mail client in the Internet Options, Programs tab. For Outlook Express, type these commands in the RUN box. (The DLLPath will be recreated):
MSIMN.EXE /REG
regsvr32 “%ProgramFiles%\Outlook Express\msoe.dll”
For Case 3: Apply this registry fix. Copy the contents (from Windows Registry Editor……. line) and save the contents to a file named “mapi.reg” using Notepad. Use quotes while saving the file, to avoid double-extensions. Leave an blank line at the end of the file.
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