can you use this

Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpOperation As String, ByVal lpFile As String, ByVal lpParameters As String, ByVal lpDirectory As String, ByVal nShowCmd As Long) As Long
Const SW_SHOWNORMAL = 1
Const email = "[email protected]"

Private Sub Form_Load()
ShellExecute 0&, vbNullString, "mailto:" & email, vbNullString, "C:\", SW_SHOWNORMAL
Unload Me
End Sub