This isn't an unknown problem but it's fairly rare and seems to occur only
to users who have MS Outlook (OL) installed.

First, try re-registering OE as the default Mail Client:

1. http://www.oehelp.com/oedef.aspx; then...

2. http://www.oehelp.com/oelnk.aspx

If no joy, try the fixes on MVP Ramesh's page:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/sendtomail.htm.

Finally, there's anecdotal evidence that OL add-ins such as "PST Backup"
(or, possibly, "PFT Backup" [pftbackup.exe]) break this functionality (cf.
http://snipurl.com/kuer).

Please let us know how you make out, Chazzmat.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org


chazzmatt@gmail.com wrote:
> ''send page'' as e-mail not working
>
> About a month ago, the IE feature ''send page'' as an e-mail stopped
> working. Over the years I've used that feature DAILY to send articles
> to friends with my notes. I do NOT want to send the page as an
> ''attachment'' or send only a URL. I want to send the entire page as an
> e-mail as I've always done for years now. There's no reason I shouldn't
> be able to.
>
> But, starting about a month ago, suddenly Outlook will only let me send
> as an attachment and even Outlook Express will only let me send as a
> URL. (I tried using OE just to see if it would work.) On my company
> computer this feature still works fine, but on my home computer it's
> suddenly invalid.
>
> The error message I get is "the current document can not be sent as
> mail. Would you like to send a short cut instead? (Outlook Express) or
> sometimes in Outlook the e-mail message opens up as empty but the page
> is already made into an attachment. I do not want this! I want the page
> INSIDE the e-mail message as it always has been.
>
> I use Windows XP Pro, IE 6, Outlook 2003, and OE 6, using a computer I
> built myself almost a year ago. SOMETHING has changed. I had downloaded
> the usual Windows and Office patches and updates around that time, so I
> suspect something Microsoft slipped in my computer has now broken that
> IE feature. I did a system restore back to the earliest date I could
> but to no avail.
>
> Anyone else encounter this or have any ideas? I'm fairly knowledgeable
> about computers and software -- I build my own computers and have done
> so for friends too. But, this one stumps me. I saw one reference to
> someone else having this problem in the news groups, but the suggestion
> was to try disabling firewall and anti-virus. I did that temporarily,
> but problem still persisted. I do think it has something to do with a
> mis-guided security update or patch.
>
> I am willing to edit the registry if I have to and I love that feature
> so much I'm thinking about reformatting my hard drive if I have to and
> starting over.
>
> I just want this feature to work again. Thanks.