Sorry Tiger, got my programs mixed up due to beer, have now edited it, but the problem remains the same. There is nothing to choose from in my drop down menu under email, and no facility to enter one or browse for one.
Just in case it gives anybody any hints, when I click Read Mail on the Mail button on the Explorer toolbar, nothing happens, but I assume that's because the required path is missing, as per para 1.
Where does Outlook Express come from, by the way? Windows, Office, the Stork? How do I reinstall it in other words?