Default Email Client on Windows?

[Jim Bufalini]

Hi Scott,

There are a lot of MAPI entries and in different versions of Windows and for
different mail clients. Probably the quick and dirty way to accomplish what
you want would be to go to: *HKEY_Classes_Root\mailto\shell\open\command*
because this will tell you, when there is a mailto, what client Windows will
execute. 

The only problem you could have here is if it is set to the default mail
client that comes with windows and the person never used it but uses
Internet email instead. On the other hand, if it's Outlook or something
other than the default, you can assume it is being used. Even the default
could be being used. But in any case this will tell you what the default is.
;-)

Aloha from Hawaii,

Jim Bufalini



> -----Original Message-----
> From: use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com [mailto:use-revolution-
> bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Scott Rossi
> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 12:17 PM
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> Subject: Default Email Client on Windows?
> 
> Anyone know where to find the default email app in the Windows
> registry?
> 
> I'm trying to address a situation where a user may not have any mail
> app
> installed (or simply not initialized) and I'm hoping the above entry
> will be
> blank or provide some indication that the user has not specified any
> client
> app.
> 
> Thanks & Regards,
> 
> Scott Rossi
> Creative Director
> Tactile Media, Multimedia & Design
> 
> 
> 
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