Hi Ben, I had the same problem under WinXP Prof as a limited user. But then I found a tip in the german help file and everything is fine since then.
Import the following lines between <start> and <end> into your registry. You may need administrator privileges for that. *Important*: replace C:\\PROGRAMME\\THE BAT!\\THEBAT.EXE\ by your local installation path (and be sure to use \\ instead of \ ) <start> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\Mail] @="The Bat!" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\Mail\The Bat!] @="The Bat!" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\Mail\The Bat!\Protocols] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\Mail\The Bat!\Protocols\mailto] @="URL:MailTo Protocol" "EditFlags"=dword:00000002 "URL Protocol"="" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\Mail\The Bat!\Protocols\mailto\DefaultIcon] @="C:\\PROGRAMME\\THE BAT!\\THEBAT.EXE,0" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\Mail\The Bat!\Protocols\mailto\shell] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\Mail\The Bat!\Protocols\mailto\shell\open] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\Mail\The Bat!\Protocols\mailto\shell\open\command] @="\"C:\\PROGRAMME\\THE BAT!\\THEBAT.EXE\" %1" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\Mail\The Bat!\Shell] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\Mail\The Bat!\Shell\open] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\Mail\The Bat!\Shell\open\command] @="\"C:\\PROGRAMME\\THE BAT!\\THEBAT.EXE\" %1" <end> -- Regards, Patrick ________________________________________________________ Current Ver: 1.60q FAQ : http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Bug Reports: https://www.ritlabs.com/bt/

