E-Mail Merge With Word 2007 and Vista's Windows Mail

OK. I have found that if I select my mail format to be plain text instead of
HTML then it works OK. That is fine as I want to send it as plain text.
However, I can't get the plain text option to stick when I close and open
word again. Any ideas on how to make this feature stick?

Thanks,

Mike

"Mike McCollister" <Mike_McCollister.RemoveThis@msn.com> wrote in message
news:OuG7Xy1SIHA.4880@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> OK, I found this article:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918792
>
> Now that I have done this the "Send E-mail Messages..." is not grayed out
> but when I try to send something nothing happens. Windows Mail does not
> seem
> to see that Word is trying to send an e-mail.
>
> Anyone have a solution to this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
>
> "Mike McCollister" <Mike_McCollister.RemoveThis@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:eNzYyQ1SIHA.1188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>I have been using Microsoft Word 2003 for a while to do some e-mail mail
>>merge with Outlook Express for years. Well, I just switched over my e-mail
>>to my Vista machine with Office 2007. For some reason Word does not see
>>that Windows Mail exists and that under the "Finish and Merge" button the
>>"Send E-mail Messages..." button is grayed out. Does anyone know how to
>>get this to work?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Mike
>

Replied to your messages in the mailmerge group...

--
Peter Jamieson
http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk

"Mike McCollister" <Mike_McCollister DeleteThis @msn.com> wrote in message
news:eNzYyQ1SIHA.1188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I have been using Microsoft Word 2003 for a while to do some e-mail mail
>merge with Outlook Express for years. Well, I just switched over my e-mail
>to my Vista machine with Office 2007. For some reason Word does not see
>that Windows Mail exists and that under the "Finish and Merge" button the
>"Send E-mail Messages..." button is grayed out. Does anyone know how to get
>this to work?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike

I'm having the same problem. the email icon is greyed out. you re making
reference to this article but i don't see any solution in this article. it
talks about microsoft outlook. i dont have microsoft outlook. im trying to
use microsoft word 2007 with windows mail (in vista)

"Mike McCollister" wrote:

> OK, I found this article:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918792
>
> Now that I have done this the "Send E-mail Messages..." is not grayed out
> but when I try to send something nothing happens. Windows Mail does not seem
> to see that Word is trying to send an e-mail.
>
> Anyone have a solution to this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
>
> "Mike McCollister" <Mike_McCollister.DeleteThis@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:eNzYyQ1SIHA.1188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >I have been using Microsoft Word 2003 for a while to do some e-mail mail
> >merge with Outlook Express for years. Well, I just switched over my e-mail
> >to my Vista machine with Office 2007. For some reason Word does not see
> >that Windows Mail exists and that under the "Finish and Merge" button the
> >"Send E-mail Messages..." button is grayed out. Does anyone know how to get
> >this to work?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Mike
>
>

In addition to Doug's message, if the option is greyed out, you need to
follow that 918792 article, whether you are using Outlook, Outlook Express
or Windows Mail.

If you are running a 64-bit version of Vista you might need to put the
entries described in that article under the following registry key as well
(or instead):

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Messaging
Subsystem

--
Peter Jamieson
http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk

"zaheer khalfan" <zaheer khalfan DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1B77D4D7-6C13-4D25-B85E-14398928F5FC@microsoft.com...
> I'm having the same problem. the email icon is greyed out. you re making
> reference to this article but i don't see any solution in this article. it
> talks about microsoft outlook. i dont have microsoft outlook. im trying to
> use microsoft word 2007 with windows mail (in vista)
>
> "Mike McCollister" wrote:
>
>> OK, I found this article:
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918792
>>
>> Now that I have done this the "Send E-mail Messages..." is not grayed out
>> but when I try to send something nothing happens. Windows Mail does not
>> seem
>> to see that Word is trying to send an e-mail.
>>
>> Anyone have a solution to this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> "Mike McCollister" <Mike_McCollister DeleteThis @msn.com> wrote in message
>> news:eNzYyQ1SIHA.1188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> >I have been using Microsoft Word 2003 for a while to do some e-mail mail
>> >merge with Outlook Express for years. Well, I just switched over my
>> >e-mail
>> >to my Vista machine with Office 2007. For some reason Word does not see
>> >that Windows Mail exists and that under the "Finish and Merge" button
>> >the
>> >"Send E-mail Messages..." button is grayed out. Does anyone know how to
>> >get
>> >this to work?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Mike
>>
>>

The following from fellow MVP, Peter Jamieson:

Quote

Try Windows Vista Start Button->Default Programs->Set your default programs,
select Windows Mail then click "Set this program as default". Or go to the
Default Programs option in Control Panel.

You can only use the "send as plain text" and "send as attachment" options
with Windows Mail, and you do get a security question for each message. You
cannot use HTML mail - if you do, they just disappear without warning.

It works here, anyway

--
Peter Jamieson
http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk

Unquote

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"zaheer khalfan" <zaheer khalfan.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1B77D4D7-6C13-4D25-B85E-14398928F5FC@microsoft.com...
> I'm having the same problem. the email icon is greyed out. you re making
> reference to this article but i don't see any solution in this article. it
> talks about microsoft outlook. i dont have microsoft outlook. im trying to
> use microsoft word 2007 with windows mail (in vista)
>
> "Mike McCollister" wrote:
>
>> OK, I found this article:
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918792
>>
>> Now that I have done this the "Send E-mail Messages..." is not grayed out
>> but when I try to send something nothing happens. Windows Mail does not
>> seem
>> to see that Word is trying to send an e-mail.
>>
>> Anyone have a solution to this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> "Mike McCollister" <Mike_McCollister.DeleteThis@msn.com> wrote in message
>> news:eNzYyQ1SIHA.1188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> >I have been using Microsoft Word 2003 for a while to do some e-mail mail
>> >merge with Outlook Express for years. Well, I just switched over my
>> >e-mail
>> >to my Vista machine with Office 2007. For some reason Word does not see
>> >that Windows Mail exists and that under the "Finish and Merge" button
>> >the
>> >"Send E-mail Messages..." button is grayed out. Does anyone know how to
>> >get
>> >this to work?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Mike
>>
>>

I did all this, but still the send email option in mail merge is greyed out.
Also did everything that was mentioned in the article.

"Peter Jamieson" wrote:

> In addition to Doug's message, if the option is greyed out, you need to
> follow that 918792 article, whether you are using Outlook, Outlook Express
> or Windows Mail.
>
> If you are running a 64-bit version of Vista you might need to put the
> entries described in that article under the following registry key as well
> (or instead):
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Messaging
> Subsystem
>
> --
> Peter Jamieson
> http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk
>
> "zaheer khalfan" <zaheer khalfan DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1B77D4D7-6C13-4D25-B85E-14398928F5FC@microsoft.com...
> > I'm having the same problem. the email icon is greyed out. you re making
> > reference to this article but i don't see any solution in this article. it
> > talks about microsoft outlook. i dont have microsoft outlook. im trying to
> > use microsoft word 2007 with windows mail (in vista)
> >
> > "Mike McCollister" wrote:
> >
> >> OK, I found this article:
> >>
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918792
> >>
> >> Now that I have done this the "Send E-mail Messages..." is not grayed out
> >> but when I try to send something nothing happens. Windows Mail does not
> >> seem
> >> to see that Word is trying to send an e-mail.
> >>
> >> Anyone have a solution to this?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Mike
> >>
> >> "Mike McCollister" <Mike_McCollister DeleteThis @msn.com> wrote in message
> >> news:eNzYyQ1SIHA.1188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >> >I have been using Microsoft Word 2003 for a while to do some e-mail mail
> >> >merge with Outlook Express for years. Well, I just switched over my
> >> >e-mail
> >> >to my Vista machine with Office 2007. For some reason Word does not see
> >> >that Windows Mail exists and that under the "Finish and Merge" button
> >> >the
> >> >"Send E-mail Messages..." button is grayed out. Does anyone know how to
> >> >get
> >> >this to work?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> >
> >> > Mike
> >>
> >>
>
>