Hi,
Great questions...
I downloaded IE 6 or 7 just the other day.. from the internet. No new programs have been installed.
I did a Restore to a month ago, and the field for email is now blank. Good, however, when I reply within an internet site, 'contact us' I still get outlook express window ready for my message, and not the regular email window. Nothing in the title bar, just Outlook Express.
I have always used Internet explorer.. not MSN.
I have uninstalled Microsoft Outlook, but outlook express was not in the list of programs within MS office.. So, yes, the IE connection is strong!
Have been reading articles on how to uninstall outlook express.. daunting.
Right now the email field is blank, and that's how it was when it was working correctly, I believe.
I hesitate to click the down arrow next to the email provider cause the options were only outlook express, microsoft outlook, AOL9.0, live mail.
thanks for looking this over.. any other ideas? Julie