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y2k

Posts:28

02/09/2010 10:23 AM
Hi All We've recently changed our default mail client from OE to OL. We are setting the default mail client using IE Maintenance via group policy. Some users are complaining that their default mail client is switching back to OE occasionally. gpupdate /force sometimes fixes the problem. What's really weird however, is if we run RSoP, it says OL is the default client, but if we go to IE > Programs - it says OE is the default client. Does anybody have any ideas why the results are not consistent at all ? Thanks M

dmarelia

Posts:394

02/09/2010 7:43 PM
Occasionally IE Maintenance loses its way in the universe. As a general rule, I like to turn on the policy under Computer Config\Admin Templates\System\Group Policy\IE Maintenance Policy Processing that says to always apply even if nothing has changed. I find that makes IE Maintenance a bit more reliable. But in general I think you would be better off trying to find a way to modify whatever registry entry controls that, outside of IE Maintenance. Darren -----Original Message----- From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of martin Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 2:22 AM To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [gptalk] Default Mail Client Hi All We've recently changed our default mail client from OE to OL. We are setting the default mail client using IE Maintenance via group policy. Some users are complaining that their default mail client is switching back to OE occasionally. gpupdate /force sometimes fixes the problem. What's really weird however, is if we run RSoP, it says OL is the default client, but if we go to IE > Programs - it says OE is the default client. Does anybody have any ideas why the results are not consistent at all ? Thanks M

y2k

Posts:28

02/09/2010 10:18 PM
Thanks Darren Yea, I've always found IE maintenance policies to be a bit flaky also. And as far as I know, the one in Win 7 is still the same as the w2k days - wonder why they're not updating it. Anyway, I'll give your suggestion a go. Thanks again ! M On 9 February 2010 19:42, Darren Mar-Elia <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Occasionally IE Maintenance loses its way in the universe. As a general rule, I like to turn on the policy under Computer Config\Admin Templates\System\Group Policy\IE Maintenance Policy Processing that says to always apply even if nothing has changed. I find that makes IE Maintenance a bit more reliable. But in general I think you would be better off trying to find a way to modify whatever registry entry controls that, outside of IE Maintenance. > > Darren > > -----Original Message----- > From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of martin > Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 2:22 AM > To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [gptalk] Default Mail Client > > Hi All > > We've recently changed our default mail client from OE to OL. We are > setting the default mail client using IE Maintenance via group policy. > Some users are complaining that their default mail client is > switching back to OE occasionally. gpupdate /force sometimes fixes > the problem. > > What's really weird however, is if we run RSoP, it says OL is the > default client, but if we go to IE > Programs - it says OE is the > default client. Does anybody have any ideas why the results are not > consistent at all ? > > Thanks > M > >

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