How to NOT include Outlook Express.

[BoardBabe]

Is it possible to have windows NOT install outlook express?

[cluberti]

You can actually remove it from the installation process using nLite (or another app), but otherwise Windows will install Outlook Express. However, even though the files are on the hard disk after Windows installation finishes, you can hide it by including OEAccess = NO in the [Components] section of your winnt.sif file.

[gunsmokingman]

You can actually remove it from the installation process using nLite (or another app), but otherwise Windows will install Outlook Express. However, even though the files are on the hard disk after Windows installation finishes, you can hide it by including OEAccess = NO in the [Components]section of your winnt.sif file.

Like cluberti said plus just delete the folder for outlook by script after a install

Edited November 26, 2005 by gunsmokingman

[BoardBabe]

Shouldn't that be

OEAccess = Off

[Sonic]

Yes it's OEAccess = off ...

[mc134]

The command in WINNT.SIF that works for me is OEaccess=off under the Components section. To make sure that no shortcuts are created after first reboot for all users and all created users after that add these registry entries:

;Remove Address Book 6 StubPath
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{7790769C-0471-11d2-AF11-00C04FA35D02}]
"Version"="6,0,2600,0000"
@="Address Book 6"
"IsInstalled"=dword:00000001
"Locale"="EN"
"ComponentID"="WAB"
"StubPath"=-
"HideStubPath"=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,\
  00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,4f,00,75,00,74,00,6c,00,6f,00,6f,00,\
  6b,00,20,00,45,00,78,00,70,00,72,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,5c,00,73,00,65,00,74,\
  00,75,00,70,00,35,00,30,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,22,00,20,00,2f,00,41,00,\
  50,00,50,00,3a,00,57,00,41,00,42,00,20,00,2f,00,43,00,41,00,4c,00,4c,00,45,\
  00,52,00,3a,00,57,00,49,00,4e,00,4e,00,54,00,20,00,2f,00,75,00,73,00,65,00,\
  72,00,20,00,2f,00,69,00,6e,00,73,00,74,00,61,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00

;Remove Outlook Express 6StubPath
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\>{881dd1c5-3dcf-431b-b061-f3f88e8be88a}]
@="Outlook Express"
"ComponentID"="OEACCESS"
"Dontask"=dword:00000002
"IsInstalled"=dword:00000000
"Locale"="*"
"Version"="2,0,0,0"
"StubPath"=-
"HideStubPath"=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,00,6f,\
  00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,\
  73,00,68,00,6d,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,74,00,65,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,\
  00,4f,00,43,00,49,00,6e,00,73,00,74,00,61,00,6c,00,6c,00,55,00,73,00,65,00,\
  72,00,43,00,6f,00,6e,00,66,00,69,00,67,00,4f,00,45,00,00,00

;Remove Mail_News Stubpath
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}]
"Version"="6,0,2900,2180"
@="Microsoft Outlook Express 6"
"IsInstalled"=dword:00000001
"Locale"="EN"
"ComponentID"="MailNews"
"CloneUser"=dword:00000001
"StubPath"=-
"HideStubPath"=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,\
  00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,4f,00,75,00,74,00,6c,00,6f,00,6f,00,\
  6b,00,20,00,45,00,78,00,70,00,72,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,5c,00,73,00,65,00,74,\
  00,75,00,70,00,35,00,30,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,22,00,20,00,2f,00,41,00,\
  50,00,50,00,3a,00,4f,00,45,00,20,00,2f,00,43,00,41,00,4c,00,4c,00,45,00,52,\
  00,3a,00,57,00,49,00,4e,00,4e,00,54,00,20,00,2f,00,75,00,73,00,65,00,72,00,\
  20,00,2f,00,69,00,6e,00,73,00,74,00,61,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00

Hope this helps!

[cluberti]

Yes, it should be OFF.

I'll actually stop and check my own winnt.sif file one day instead of just answering things off of the top of my head someday, I promise .

[Daemonforce]

OMFG thank you! :'(

Ahahhaha! I've needed this for a long time.