Outlook Express REMOVAL!!!
How do I remove outlook express permenantly from my system?!
I absolutely hate it and have never used it or understood it and I want rid now! I have tried right clicking and deleting it comes straight back I have tried looking for it in add/remove programs and it still doesn't go! Help much appreciated. Cheers |
I don't know about permanently but if you want it out of your way, go to the Control Panel,
Add/Remove Programmes, Add/Remove Windows Components, Uncheck the Outlook Express box. Hope that does the trick for you. |
I have the opposite problem but it might help you!
I downloaded IE Version 7 Beta and the toolbar link to OE has disappeared. I can still use the programme from a link on the desktop. Anyone tell me how to get the toolbar link back, in my case? |
I'm by no means certain, but I have a suspicion that both IE and OE may be inextricably hooked into the windoze OS and attempts at removal may bring unwanted consequences.
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I'm sure frostbite is right about OE permanent removal affecting IE. The advantage of using Add/Remove Windows Components is that anything unchecked is not uninstalled and can be resurrected by re-ticking the box.
ShyTorque - If IE7 has a similar layout to IE6, try right clicking on an empty Toolbar space and adding the link from the Customize menu. I had a blonde moment yesterday and misunderstood the question! |
See http://www.activewin.com/tips/tips/m...vanced/8.shtml
But why do you want to do this? I think it likely, as frosty suggests, that you will destabilise your system. Of course it SHOULDN'T but given MS propensity for interweaving everything into one enormous binary glob I wouldn't be surprised. OE is still lurking somewhere in my Windows PCs (never used it) but doesn't seem to be doing any more harm than the rest of Bill's stuff. |
why not just select OUTLOOK as your default email program rather than OUTLOOK EXPRESS :confused:
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Or use a far better email package such as Thunderbird!
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Outlook is indeed a much better email client than Outlook Express, but it's a separate install, you can't just select it. Comes with MSOffice. You used to be able to get it separately but I dunno these days.
Thunderbird is excellent, but Evolution (Linux only) is superb. |
ShyTorque.
See my revised post!
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