# Setting a default email

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-a-default-email/248817>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [January 11, 2008, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-a-default-email/248817 "2008-01-11T21:38:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![fault151](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/67e7ee/32.png) [@fault151](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fault151)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-a-default-email/248817/1 "2008-01-11T21:38:36Z")

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hi i have a new pc and im trying to set my default email address to my windows mail program instead of outlook express. HOw can i do it? I want it so that when i click an email address on a website it loads via windows mail and not outlook express, as it does at the minute.

thank you :azn: