I am a new user of Windows XP & Outlook 2003. In my "older version" ME and
Outlook 2000, I could insert an address on an envelope in Word 2000 from my
contact list in Outlook. In Word 2003 I recieve the following error: " Either
there is no default mail client or the current mail client cannot fulfill the
messaging request. Please run microsoft outlook and set it as the default
mail contact." When I close this box I receive another with this error:
"Logon failed. You must logon to Microsoft exchange to access your address
book." I use Outlook Express with a POP3 server for my email. I don't think
I should set outlook as my default since I am not using it for email. Can
anyone please help me fix this?
Outlook must be your default mail client to use this function.

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Russ Valentine
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>I am a new user of Windows XP & Outlook 2003. In my "older version" ME and
> Outlook 2000, I could insert an address on an envelope in Word 2000 from
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> I should set outlook as my default since I am not using it for email. Can
> anyone please help me fix this?
Joan - 08 Jun 2005 17:51 GMT
Thanks Russ. Is this new in Outlook 2003? This worked for me in Windows ME,
Outlook 2000, and Word 2000. I used Outlook Express for my email then too.
The problem began when I upgraded to XP and Office 2003.
> Outlook must be your default mail client to use this function.
> >I am a new user of Windows XP & Outlook 2003. In my "older version" ME and
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> > I should set outlook as my default since I am not using it for email. Can
> > anyone please help me fix this?
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 08 Jun 2005 20:07 GMT
No. It is not new. If you were using IMO version of Outlook 2000 you were
actually using OE's transport so it might have worked.

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Russ Valentine
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> Thanks Russ. Is this new in Outlook 2003? This worked for me in Windows
> ME,
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>> > anyone please help me fix this?