I would recommend just reinstalling oe5.  It is really simple, quick and it will retain your settings (messages and address book.)  In add/remove program aplet in control panel, remove oe5.  Then highlight ie5 and hit add/remove.  Choose adda component and the specify oe5.  The whole process takes a couple of minutes and usually fixes it.  I hope that helps.

Travis Neal

HARDIKAR wrote:

> Hi,
>
> CAN SOME ONE FROM THE LIST HELP ME GET  OUT OF THIS PROBLEM
>
> THANKING YOU IN ANTICIPATION
>
> I clean installed Win98SE on my Pentium MMX200 machine.After installation each time I start OE5, it asks <would you like OE5 to be your default mail client> I am answering YES each time, however, in the OE main manu when I open TOOLS>OPTIONS>DEFAULT MESSAGING ROGRAM, it still says OE5 is not your default messaging programme. I press the DEFAULT button next to it to make OE5 as the DEFAULT messaging program and say APPLY>OK. However, when I open TOOLS>OPTIONS> again the satus does not change. Even under  IE5 TOOLS>INTRNET OPTIONS >PROGRAM ,the E-MAIL PROGRAM is blank. As a result of this if I click on any e-mail address while browsing I get a message <CAN NOT PERFORM THIS OPERATION SINCE YOUR DEFAULT MAIL CLIENT IS NOT PROPERLY CONFIGURED REINSTALLING MAY HELP>
>
> Any help is highly appreciated
> Have a good day.
> Anant Hardikar
>
>
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