Re: Thunderbird/Wordperfect/Mapi32

Mike Koenecke wrote:
> On Sat, 02 Jul 2005 09:56:44 -0400, Fred S <"Fred S" <at> anonymous.com>
> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Nic wrote:
>>
>>>Ralph Fox wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>On Fri, 01 Jul 2005 10:38:17 +0200, in message
>>>> <8f10d$42c500fb$3ec22859$23934 <at> news.chello.nl>, Nic wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I am using Thunderbird 1.0.2 en XPSP2
>>>>>When I want to use Thunderbird as the default mail application 
>>>>>Thunderbird is overwriting Mapi32.dll in Windows/system32 with 
>>>>>Mozilla's own Mapi 32. As a result the addressbook in Wordperfect is 
>>>>>no longer to be found. I then rename Mapi32.dll in windows\system32, 
>>>>>copy the file Mapnt40.dll from the WP8 install CD to windows\system32 
>>>>>and rename that Mapnt40.dll to Mapi32.dll. And then the addressbook 
>>>>>is there and accessible again. After this modification Thunderbird is 
>>>>>no longer the default application. However, if I do want to use TB as 
>>>>>the default application by checking the box the addressbook is gone 
>>>>>again.
>>>>>
>>>>>I wonder whether there is a solution for this problem.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>In Windows there are two ways an email application can be the
>>>>default email application.   Windows itself generally assumes that 
>>>>whatever is the default email application must do both.
>>>>
>>>>1.  When you send mail from other applications (using MAPI),
>>>>    it uses this email application (as the MAPI server).
>>>>
>>>>2.  When you launch mailto: URLs, it launches this email application
>>>>    (as the application associated with the mailto: protocol).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>It appears that you cannot have #1 without giving up your
>>>>Wordperfect address book.
>>>>
>>>>If you want #2 alone, then do this:
>>>>
>>>>In Windows, go to Folder Options and select the File Types tab.
>>>>Find the entry like this
>>>>
>>>>   Extensions:   (NONE)
>>>>   File type:    URL:MailTo Protocol
>>>>
>>>>Click "Edit", select "open" (which should be the bold entry), click 
>>>>"Edit"
>>>>Set the "application to perform action" to the full path to 
>>>>thunderbird.exe.
>>>>Remove any checkmark from "Use DDE".
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>Thanks Ralph for you quick reply.
>>>Unfortunately the File type: URL:MailTo Protocol  is not there.
>>>I want to add that Thunderbird is not the default mail application yet, 
>>>because I did not want to go through the hassle of changing the Mapi's 
>>>all the time.
>>>Perhaps you can further enlighten me? Thanks.
>>>Nic
>>
>>Hi Nic,
>>
>>One last resort option that should work is placing a copy of the 
>>"correct" Mapi32.dll in the WordPerfect program folder.
>>
>>In my case, using WP8, the executable is wpwin8.exe is located in the 
>>C:\corel\programs folder.
>>
>>I have used this on a number of users setups where they were unable to 
>>restrict Netscape Messenger email from using Mapi.
>>
>>Try it using a copy of the mapi32.dll (mapint40.dll) in the WP programs 
>>folder and let us know how it goes.
> 
> 
> By the way, this problem is unique to WordPerfect 8. You might
> consider upgrading to WordPerfect 12.

Hurray, it works!! By doing what Mike Koenecke suggested the addressbook 
no longer disappears and Thunderbird is now my default mail application. 
Thank you ver much for your kind reactions.
Nic