Mail to link starts Lotus Notes instead of Outlook

After switching from Lotus Notes to Outlook, when you click Mailto link, Lotus Notes starts instead of Microsoft Outlook. This is because Lotus Notes is set as the default mail program in Internet Explorer, or in the Mailto protocol or in Notes.ini file.

In order to resolve this issue, make sure that the program options are set accurately in Microsoft Internet Explorer to start Outlook. Follow the steps given below to set MS Outlook as your default email client:

1. Go to Microsoft Internet Explorer.

2. In View menu, click Internet Options.

3. Select Programs tab in the Messaging section, select Microsoft Outlook as the default mail program.

4. Click the OK button.

Make sure that the Mailto protocol is set accurately to start Outlook and follow the steps given below to do so:

1. Open My Computer.

2. Go to Tools menu and click Folder options.

3. On File Types tab, select, URL:MailTo Protocol from the Registered File Types, click Advanced and then click Edit.

4. Verify that the “Application used to perform action” reads “<drive>:\<path>\Outlook.exe” -c IPM.Note /m “%1”. For example:

“C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE\OUTLOOK.EXE” -c IPM.Note /m “%1″

The path may vary slightly as it depends on the version of Outlook. For example, the following path may appear in Outlook 2003

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\OUTLOOK.EXE” -c IPM.Note /m “%1″

1. Click the OK button.

2. Click Close twice.

Make sure that the Notes.ini file is set accurately to start Outlook. To set the Notes.ini File Entry, follow the steps given below:

1. Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files or Folders.

2. In Named box, type Notes.ini and click Find Now.

3. Double-click to open the Notes.ini file in the Search Results window.

4. Type the following line after [Notes] header: NotDefaultMailTo=1.

5. Close and save the Notes.ini file.

This way you can ensure that the Mailto link doesn’t starts Lotus Notes in place of Outlook.

When thinking of migrating from Notes to Outlook, take help of Kernel for Lotus Notes to Outlook to make migration process easy and accurate. It can enable you to migrate from Notes to Outlook without consuming too much of time.

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