Removing Outlook Express

[itdevil]

Hi, I was interested to is there any other way other using nlite to remove Outlook.

Is there a way to uninstall the OE on 1st reboot using RunOnceEx with some INF file or something like that.

Would be glad if someone can find me something...

[Tsunami]

OK, sorry, read it wrong. I don't know if anyone has tried that batch from Rob van der Woude, but the page says it's still beta, so. For now that's the only way I know of to uninstall Outlook Express.

[Bilou_Gateux]

Go to Rob van der Woude's Scripting Pages

Select Batch files -> Examples --> select D and download DelOutlX.bat

You MUST disable Windows File Protection (How do i disable WFP in Windows XP SP2) first before running this batch otherwise files are restored by WFP from the DLLCACHE dir.

This batch file is written for Windows 2000.

VER | FIND "Windows 2000" >NUL

You should change it to your OS version like

VER | FIND "Windows XP" >NUL

Always give more infos about the OS you're running will give you more answers

[MHz]

any other way other using nlite to remove Outlook.

Without Nlite as stated.

You can use winnt.sif to hide access.

Unsure of an inf file to do this.

[Skywalker]

I once removed Outlook express with Nlite. After the installation I installed Office 2003 with Outlook. But my PC refused to send or receive mail. Whatever I tried it didn't work. I re-installed my PC, left Outlook express on it and installed Outlook 2003. Then I could send and receive mail without a problem. Did the whole thing again, used nlite to remove outlook express and again I couldn't use my mail.

So I leave Outlook Express installed as it is.

[DLF]

Simple. OEAccess=Off under [Components] in your winnt.sif file. Not personally tested as I use OE. You can also disallow IE like this too.

Full list here on main forum = http://unattended.msfn.org/files/components_list.txt

[MCT]

DLF

you arent removing the from the cd (which is what he wants to do) u are ONLY preventing them from having access to them

[DLF]

Guide for uninstalling it here = http://www.activewin.com/tips/tips/microso...dvanced/8.shtml

So I s'pose if you never wanted to re-install in you could forget all the "backup" instructions and then adapt all the instructions to run as a cmd file or thru your RunOnceEx. This would then remove it on first run. But as far as removing it from the source CD is concerned, I would have thought MS would have made this virtually impossible.

[MCT]

nLite can do it

[MHz]

DLF

you arent removing the from the cd (which is what he wants to do) u are ONLY preventing them from having access to them

The question itdevil asked is to uninstall, not remove from the CD.

[MCT]

my bad, i misread