REMOVE Outlook Express completely?

[Guest Greegor]

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?

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

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!

[Guest Alan Edwards]

Re: REMOVE Outlook Express completely?

 

[irrelevant crossposting removed]

 

OE6 newsgroups.

http://news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress

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

 

OE General newsgroup:

 

http://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?

>

[Guest ZÿRiX]

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

(¯`'..(<>..<>)..'´¯)

[Guest Bruce Hagen]

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

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: REMOVE Outlook Express completely?

 

[X-post to OE General]

 

See this recent discussion about the problem:

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.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?