Removing Outlook Express from Start Menu

[Guest Chris]

I am trying to configure my Terminal Server so that Outlook Express does not

appear on the start menu for any new user profiles. I have read and tried

several things and have not been successful (logged in with a user after each

step, verified the OE icons are sill present, deleted the profile, then tried

again after another change):

 

I removed the stubpath entry from HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Active

Setup\Installed Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}.

 

I restored the above key and changed it to be HideStubPath.

 

I tried removing the hide flag for OE in the sysoc.inf file and removing

Outlook Express (from start menu) through add/remove windows compoents.

 

Any other suggestions?

 

Thanks...

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Chris

Rochester, NY

[Guest Frane]

Re: Removing Outlook Express from Start Menu

 

can you remove in all users documents and settings just shortcut?

 

 

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Frane Borozan

Terminal Services and Citrix Presentation Server user logging

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[Guest RandyH]

Re: Removing Outlook Express from Start Menu

 

Frane wrote:

> can you remove in all users documents and settings just shortcut?

>

>

I read that you shouldn't remove OE from the OS because it's part of the

file system.

 

Each time I create a new profile, I have to go in and manually delete

the shortcut....

[Guest Chris]

Re: Removing Outlook Express from Start Menu

 

Hi Frane thanks for responding. There is no hard shortcut for it in the

default user or all user profile. From what I can tell it gets created

dynamically for each new user profile from the active setup key in the

registry.

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Chris

Rochester, NY

 

 

"Frane" wrote:

> can you remove in all users documents and settings just shortcut?

>

>

> --

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> Frane Borozan

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[Guest Roget168]

Re: Removing Outlook Express from Start Menu

 

Why not just block users from accessing the program thru group policy? That

way you don't have to remove it because from my experience, it does cause

"weird" issues w/ the system. Assuming your goal is preventing user from

using the program and not really the need of user not even seeing the icon,

right?

 

"Chris" wrote:

> Hi Frane thanks for responding. There is no hard shortcut for it in the

> default user or all user profile. From what I can tell it gets created

> dynamically for each new user profile from the active setup key in the

> registry.

> --

> Chris

> Rochester, NY

>

>

> "Frane" wrote:

>

> > can you remove in all users documents and settings just shortcut?

> >

> >

> > --

> > ____________________________________

> > Frane Borozan

> > Terminal Services and Citrix Presentation Server user logging

> > http://www.terminalserviceslog.com

> >

[Guest Frane]

Re: Removing Outlook Express from Start Menu

 

This little issue was interesting to me so I wanted to recreate this

scenario you have.

I have managed to remove OE icon using:

To stop Outlook Express Shortcut Autocreation

Delete the following registry setting to remove the Quick Launch icon for

all new users.

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\ActiveSetup\InstalledComponents\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00BB6015C}\Stubpath

Value =( ´%Programfiles%\Outlook Express\setup50.exe¡ /APP:OE /CALLER:WINNT

/user /install )

AND

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\ActiveSetup\InstalledComponents\{7790769C-0471-11d2-AF11-00C04FA35D02}\Stubpath

delete stubpath entries containingfor Address Book 6 (wab)

 

After that in programs menu there is no OE icon.

Now the only problem is icon in personalized start menu.

YOu can remove it by forcing use of classic start menu in GPO, or remove

pinned programs settings also in GPO (in user settings, administrative

templates, start menu and task bar if I remember correctly)

After setting this GPO, in cmd gpudate /force

Voila no OE icon in startmenu :)

 

 

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Frane Borozan

Terminal Services and Citrix Presentation Server user logging

http://www.terminalserviceslog.com

[Guest Chris]

Re: Removing Outlook Express from Start Menu

 

Thanks Frane apparently the second stubpath for the address book did the trick.

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Chris

Rochester, NY

 

 

"Frane" wrote:

> This little issue was interesting to me so I wanted to recreate this

> scenario you have.

> I have managed to remove OE icon using:

> To stop Outlook Express Shortcut Autocreation

> Delete the following registry setting to remove the Quick Launch icon for

> all new users.

> HKLM\Software\Microsoft\ActiveSetup\InstalledComponents\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00BB6015C}\Stubpath

> Value =( “%Programfiles%\Outlook Express\setup50.exe” /APP:OE /CALLER:WINNT

> /user /install )

> AND

> HKLM\Software\Microsoft\ActiveSetup\InstalledComponents\{7790769C-0471-11d2-AF11-00C04FA35D02}\Stubpath

> delete stubpath entries containingfor Address Book 6 (wab)

>

> After that in programs menu there is no OE icon.

> Now the only problem is icon in personalized start menu.

> YOu can remove it by forcing use of classic start menu in GPO, or remove

> pinned programs settings also in GPO (in user settings, administrative

> templates, start menu and task bar if I remember correctly)

> After setting this GPO, in cmd gpudate /force

> Voila no OE icon in startmenu :)

>

>

> --

> ____________________________________

> Frane Borozan

> Terminal Services and Citrix Presentation Server user logging

> http://www.terminalserviceslog.com

>

[Guest Hank Arnold (MVP)]

Re: Removing Outlook Express from Start Menu

 

Roget168 wrote:

> Why not just block users from accessing the program thru group policy? That

> way you don't have to remove it because from my experience, it does cause

> "weird" issues w/ the system. Assuming your goal is preventing user from

> using the program and not really the need of user not even seeing the icon,

> right?

>

> "Chris" wrote:

>

>> Hi Frane thanks for responding. There is no hard shortcut for it in the

>> default user or all user profile. From what I can tell it gets created

>> dynamically for each new user profile from the active setup key in the

>> registry.

>> --

>> Chris

>> Rochester, NY

>>

>>

>> "Frane" wrote:

>>

>>> can you remove in all users documents and settings just shortcut?

>>>

>>>

>>> --

>>> ____________________________________

>>> Frane Borozan

>>> Terminal Services and Citrix Presentation Server user logging

>>> http://www.terminalserviceslog.com

>>>

 

I just went to the executable and set the security settings to block

"users" from using it.

 

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Regards,

Hank Arnold

Microsoft MVP

Windows Server - Directory Services