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Setting up different email clients for different users

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sajipv Original post #1
May 29, 2006 at 6:47 PM
I am running Win XP Prof SP2. I have configured user accounts for all four of my family members. My requirement is to have Outlook Express as default email client for all users except myself. I want to keep a different email client as default for myself. When I try to configure in that manner, any change made is automatically reflected for all four users.

Help required to solve this problem. I feel that by some registry tweak, this can be accomplished.

Please help......
adit_sen
May 29, 2006 at 8:42 PM
do you have a ntfs or fat file system? i've noticed that on a fat file system, personal settings are reflected on all users...
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sajipv #3
May 30, 2006 at 6:14 AM
Mine is NTFS file system, and personal setting for default email is getting reflected on all users. (Desktop wall paper, etc. are different for different users)
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May 30, 2006 at 6:28 AM
Check out *windowsxp.mvps.org/permail.htm

Arun
champ_rock
May 30, 2006 at 9:36 AM
maybe u r the administrator.. try to limit ur account to a normal user