REMOVE Outlook Express completely?

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Is it possible to remove Outlook Express completely?

I removed it with the control panel add/remove function and found that
I was still getting this message every few days:
--------------------------------------------------------------
Outlook Express:
To Free-UP disk space, Outlook Express can compact messages
This may take up to a few minutes

OK Cancel
--------------------------------------------------------------

I found the "Compact Check Count" registry item and
set it to decimal 0 which should make the above
function cease, but I'm annoyed that I had to of course.

Is there a way to COMPLETELY remove the Contents
of the programs/outlook express directory?

Is there a way to remove the Outlook Express directory itself?

Why were running parts of OE left behind after the add/remove function
supposedly removed OE?
 
Re: REMOVE Outlook Express completely?


"Greegor" <Greegor47@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:e0f46f6c-ff53-4faa-a7e9-229d2d7906ec@i76g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> Win XP Pro, SP3
>
> Is it possible to remove Outlook Express completely?
>
> I removed it with the control panel add/remove function and found that
> I was still getting this message every few days:
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> Outlook Express:
> To Free-UP disk space, Outlook Express can compact messages
> This may take up to a few minutes
>
> OK Cancel
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I found the "Compact Check Count" registry item and
> set it to decimal 0 which should make the above
> function cease, but I'm annoyed that I had to of course.
>
> Is there a way to COMPLETELY remove the Contents
> of the programs/outlook express directory?
>
> Is there a way to remove the Outlook Express directory itself?
>
> Why were running parts of OE left behind after the add/remove function
> supposedly removed OE?

You cross-posted your question to three newsgroups but missed the most
important one: an OE newsgroup. That's where you will find the OE experts!
 
Re: REMOVE Outlook Express completely?

[irrelevant crossposting removed]

OE6 newsgroups.
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress.stationery

OE General newsgroup:

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.com/index.htm


On Sun, 7 Sep 2008 23:47:32 -0700 (PDT), in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, Greegor <Greegor47@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Win XP Pro, SP3
>
>Is it possible to remove Outlook Express completely?
>
 
Re: REMOVE Outlook Express completely?

Don't know why you would want to but here it is...

To manually remove Outlook Express 5.x or 6.0, you must rename several
files. To help in this process, all system files and file extensions must be
visible:

Double-click the My Computer icon.
On the Tools menu, click Folder Options, and then click the View tab.
In the Hide Files and Folders section, click Show hidden files and folders,
and then click to clear the Hide file extensions for known file types check
box.
Click to clear the Hide Protected Operating System Files (Recommended) check
box, and then click Yes in the warning message dialog box.
Click OK to close the Folder Options dialog box.

How to Remove Outlook Express

To remove Outlook Express, you must rename several folders.

NOTE: Before you remove Outlook Express, make sure you are logged on to the
computer with Administrative rights.

Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Windows
Explorer.
Locate and rename the following folders:

The Stationery folder:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Stationery

The Identities folder:
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Identities

-or-

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application
Data\Identities

The Address Book folder:
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book

-or-

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Address
Book

After you locate these folders, click them one at a time, and then press F2.
Rename them to old_stationery, old_identities, and old_address respectively,
and then press ENTER.
You must now delete the registry key for Outlook Express:

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious
problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft
cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry
Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

Click Start, and then click Run, and then type regedit in the Open box.
Locate the following registry keys, right-click the registry key, and then
click Delete:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WAB
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \Software\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \Software\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
Components\{7790769C-0471-11D2-AF11-00C04FA35D02}

Quit Registry Editor.
To complete the removal procedure, rename several Outlook Express files:

Click Start, point to Search, and then click For Files and Folders.
Find and rename the following files (these files are the same in Outlook
Express 6.0):
Inetcomm.dll
Msoeacct.dll
Msoert2.dll
Msoe.dll
Msoeres.dll
Msimn.exe
Oeimport.dll
Oemiglib.dll
Oemig50.exe
Setup50.exe
Wab.exe
Wabfind.dll
Wabimp.dll
Wabmig.exe
Csapi3t1.dll
Directdb.dll
Wab32.dll
Wab32res.dll

Each of these files are located in two folders, the default file folder, and
the C:\Winnt\System32\Dllcache folder. For example, the Inetcomm.dll file is
located in the C:\Winnt\System32 folder, by default, and in the
C:\Winnt\System32\Dllcache folder. You must rename the same file in both
folders to successfully remove Outlook Express. To rename these files:

Remove any CD-ROMs that may be in your CD-ROM drive.
Click the Inetcomm.dll file in the Dllcache folder, press F2, rename the
file to filename.old (for example, inetcomm.old), and then press ENTER.
Click the same file in the other folder, press F2, rename the file to
filename.old, and then press ENTER.
When you receive the prompt about Windows file protection, do not insert the
Windows 2000 CD-ROM. Instead, click Cancel.
At the prompt about keeping unrecognized file versions, click Yes.
Repeat this process with each file in the list.

This is for Win2k and XP

--
ZÿRiX
(¯`'..(<>..<>)..'´¯)
 
Re: REMOVE Outlook Express completely?


"Greegor" <Greegor47@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:e0f46f6c-ff53-4faa-a7e9-229d2d7906ec@i76g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> Win XP Pro, SP3
>
> Is it possible to remove Outlook Express completely?
>
> I removed it with the control panel add/remove function and found that
> I was still getting this message every few days:
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> Outlook Express:
> To Free-UP disk space, Outlook Express can compact messages
> This may take up to a few minutes
>
> OK Cancel
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I found the "Compact Check Count" registry item and
> set it to decimal 0 which should make the above
> function cease, but I'm annoyed that I had to of course.
>
> Is there a way to COMPLETELY remove the Contents
> of the programs/outlook express directory?
>
> Is there a way to remove the Outlook Express directory itself?
>
> Why were running parts of OE left behind after the add/remove function
> supposedly removed OE?



[Crossposted to OE General]

This problem has affected a few people after installing SP3 whether using
OE, or not.

The problem is with the registry counter that gives you the prompt after 100
closings of OE. It is being increased quicker than it should be. There is a
growing number of programs and actions that may be causing this after
installing SP3. Do you have any of the following?

IBM Rapid Access keyboard (driver) RAKDLL.DLL
Windows Desktop Search
Window Live Mail (even if it was removed)
Mailwasher
Nero plug-in(s)

Opening EML files while OE is closed will also contribute to the registry
count.

Various anti-virus, anti-spyware and third party firewalls, especially if
they were running when you installed SP3.

You could also download RegMon:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896652.aspx.

Run the program and monitor the Compact Count Check registry value by
filtering on: Compact Count Check.

This should identify the program that is causing the rapid increase in the
Compact Check Count registry value.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA
 
Re: REMOVE Outlook Express completely?

[X-post to OE General]

See this recent discussion about the problem:
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...ss.general/browse_frm/thread/fcd35fbfa457fd6f

Removing OE from WinXP via Add/Remove Windows Components does not appear to
resolve this behavior. For reference, here's a list of things which are
known to cause it:

. Various & sundry anti-virus applications (including Norton);
. Various & sundry anti-spyware applications;
. Various & sundry third-party firewalls;
. Any/all of the above running when WinXP SP3 was installed;
. IBM Rapid Access keyboard (driver) RAKDLL.DLL;
. Nero plug-in(s);
. Windows Desktop Search is installed;
. Windows Live Mail is or had been installed;
. Disk defragmentation, need for;
. Using Visual Basic DoCmd.SendObject command to create an email;
. Using any number third-party applications (e.g., accounting software) to
send emails by via Outlook Express;
. MailWasher; and/or
. Programatically opening EML files while OE is closed (e.g., creating a
New Message via Address Book).
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/


Greegor wrote:
> Win XP Pro, SP3
>
> Is it possible to remove Outlook Express completely?
>
> I removed it with the control panel add/remove function and found that
> I was still getting this message every few days:
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> Outlook Express:
> To Free-UP disk space, Outlook Express can compact messages
> This may take up to a few minutes
>
> OK Cancel
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I found the "Compact Check Count" registry item and
> set it to decimal 0 which should make the above
> function cease, but I'm annoyed that I had to of course.
>
> Is there a way to COMPLETELY remove the Contents
> of the programs/outlook express directory?
>
> Is there a way to remove the Outlook Express directory itself?
>
> Why were running parts of OE left behind after the add/remove function
> supposedly removed OE?
 
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