Argh! Outlook Express!

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 8:37 pm

Does anyone know of a quick and simple way to kill Outlook Express for good? Everytime I accidentally click on an email link the damn thing starts up and starts up Word as the email editor and basically bugs the hell out of me.

I'm using XP nd Firefox, btw.

Post by **Kaylee** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 8:38 pm

Using XP SP 2 go to CONTROL PANEL > ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS > PROGRAM ACCESS AND DEFAULTS, click CUSTOM CONFIGURATION and specify a new email client/disallow access to Outlook Excess.

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 8:43 pm

The only options I get are:

Use my current email program (selected)
and Outlook Express (which is unchecked and disabled)

Post by **Kaylee** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 8:47 pm

well if you reeeally wanted to delete it...

search (all folders, all files) for msimn.exe.

It should return 2 or more matches, one in my programs and the other in a backup directory. Delete them all- windows will complain about this in a stern looking "windows files are being changed" dialogue box, just choose YES/OK.

If you want to remove all of it, just search for every filename in C:\program files\outlook express\ (to get the backups too) and delete them.

Be warned- this may/may not break things. It shouldn't but no guarantees- youll need the Windows XP CD to restore these files should you ever want them too. Means OE wont open when you click on links tho, it physically wont be there.

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 8:48 pm

Hmmm... will try this with a back-up, methinks...

Post by **Kaylee** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 8:50 pm

Metal Vendetta wrote:Hmmm... will try this with a back-up, methinks...

The same proceedure works for Internet Explorer too if you need it

You can always call it up even after you delete the program itself by typing an address into any file explorer window (IE is built into the Windows shell).

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 8:59 pm

Gah, it removed the msimn files and it still loads...time to go to the pub and dispense some drunken justice when I get home, methinks

Post by **Kaylee** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 9:00 pm

Metal Vendetta wrote:Gah, it removed the msimn files and it still loads...time to go to the pub and dispense some drunken justice when I get home, methinks

Be sure in your search you specified to search all folders and all hidden/system files too- if there is any backup copy of it, windows just shoves it straight back where it was like nothing happened

Post by **Denyer** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 9:59 pm

Probably need to turn off System File Protection before deleting executables.

http://www.osronline.com/article.cfm?article=152