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November 20, 2008  
Subject: Set default problem
Group: microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general
Date: 8/1/2008 12:17:28 AM
From: Robert Bristow [Email Address Protection]

I have a problem setting my e-mail default program to Turnpike on Vista
ultimate 64 bit.

Turnpike is set as my e-mail link in customize start menu. I have tried
running the program default setup, but I can't find turnpike in the list
of available programs. I reply yes to set turnpike as default e-mail,
news and address book as turnpike starts but every time I open turnpike
I have to reset it as default.

I have tried setting turnpike up in default programs but it is not
listed and I can't find away to add it to the list of programs.

Any help would be appreciated.

T.I.A.
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John

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Subject: Re: Set default problem
Group: microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general
Date: 8/1/2008 1:12:45 AM
From: "Jeff Gaines" [Email Address Protection]

On 01/08/2008 in message <2jTRhuAIirkINweX@kajun.demon.co.uk> Robert
Bristow wrote:

>I have a problem setting my e-mail default program to Turnpike on Vista
>ultimate 64 bit.
>
>Turnpike is set as my e-mail link in customize start menu. I have tried
>running the program default setup, but I can't find turnpike in the list
>of available programs. I reply yes to set turnpike as default e-mail, news
>and address book as turnpike starts but every time I open turnpike I have
>to reset it as default.
>
>I have tried setting turnpike up in default programs but it is not listed
>and I can't find away to add it to the list of programs.

Do you know where Turnpike keeps its settings? Vista imposes strict
security as to where programs can write data so Turnpike may be failing
(silently) to write the information.

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Jeff Gaines Damerham Hampshire UK
That's an amazing invention but who would ever want to use one of them?
(President Hayes speaking to Alexander Graham Bell on the invention of the
telephone)

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Subject: Re: Set default problem
Group: microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general
Date: 8/1/2008 2:27:54 AM
From: Barb Bowman [Email Address Protection]

it's because Turnpike is a 32 bit program. try defaultmail -
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/defaultmail.htm

you will probably need to reset every time you download an Office
update or Service Pack, etc.

On Fri, 1 Aug 2008 08:17:28 +0100, Robert Bristow <spam@127.0.0.1>
wrote:

>I have a problem setting my e-mail default program to Turnpike on Vista
>ultimate 64 bit.
>
>Turnpike is set as my e-mail link in customize start menu. I have tried
>running the program default setup, but I can't find turnpike in the list
>of available programs. I reply yes to set turnpike as default e-mail,
>news and address book as turnpike starts but every time I open turnpike
>I have to reset it as default.
>
>I have tried setting turnpike up in default programs but it is not
>listed and I can't find away to add it to the list of programs.
>
>Any help would be appreciated.
>
>T.I.A.
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Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com

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Subject: Re: Set default problem
Group: microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general
Date: 8/1/2008 5:32:58 AM
From: Robert Bristow [Email Address Protection]

In message <xn0ftenwv9wvixo000@msnews.microsoft.com>, Jeff Gaines
<jgaines_newsid@yahoo.co.uk> writes
>On 01/08/2008 in message <2jTRhuAIirkINweX@kajun.demon.co.uk> Robert
>Bristow wrote:
>
>>I have a problem setting my e-mail default program to Turnpike on
>>Vista ultimate 64 bit.
>>
>>Turnpike is set as my e-mail link in customize start menu. I have
>>tried running the program default setup, but I can't find turnpike in
>>the list of available programs. I reply yes to set turnpike as default
>>e-mail, news and address book as turnpike starts but every time I open
>>turnpike I have to reset it as default.
>
>Do you know where Turnpike keeps its settings? Vista imposes strict
>security as to where programs can write data so Turnpike may be failing
>(silently) to write the information.
>

I have an idea where to find it, I'll see what I can do there. Thanks

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John

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Subject: Re: Set default problem
Group: microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general
Date: 8/1/2008 5:34:20 AM
From: Robert Bristow [Email Address Protection]

In message <dml59410peg19ntv4dkueek8pr0khidnv1@4ax.com>, Barb Bowman
<barb@nospam.com> writes
>it's because Turnpike is a 32 bit program. try defaultmail -
>http://windowsxp.mvps.org/defaultmail.htm
>
>you will probably need to reset every time you download an Office
>update or Service Pack, etc.
>
>On Fri, 1 Aug 2008 08:17:28 +0100, Robert Bristow <spam@127.0.0.1>
>wrote:
>
>>I have a problem setting my e-mail default program to Turnpike on Vista
>>ultimate 64 bit.
>>
>>Turnpike is set as my e-mail link in customize start menu. I have tried
>>running the program default setup, but I can't find turnpike in the list
>>of available programs. I reply yes to set turnpike as default e-mail,
>>news and address book as turnpike starts but every time I open turnpike
>>I have to reset it as default.
>>
>>I have tried setting turnpike up in default programs but it is not
>>listed and I can't find away to add it to the list of programs.
>>

Thanks Barb, if all else fails I'll give that a try.
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John

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Subject: Re: Set default problem
Group: microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general
Date: 8/2/2008 11:42:24 PM
From: Robert Bristow [Email Address Protection]

In message <2jTRhuAIirkINweX@kajun.demon.co.uk>, Robert Bristow
<spam@127.0.0.1> writes
>I have a problem setting my e-mail default program to Turnpike on Vista
>ultimate 64 bit.
>
>Turnpike is set as my e-mail link in customize start menu. I have tried
>running the program default setup, but I can't find turnpike in the
>list of available programs. I reply yes to set turnpike as default
>e-mail, news and address book as turnpike starts but every time I open
>turnpike I have to reset it as default.
>
>I have tried setting turnpike up in default programs but it is not
>listed and I can't find away to add it to the list of programs.

Thanks for the help, it looks like the problem is with Turnpike. In the
end the cure was to tell Turnpike not to ask if I wanted it to be
default again. Problem masked if not cured, as I will probably have a
problem when windows or office updates.
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John

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