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| Thread ID: 50163 | 2004-10-12 08:29:00 | Manually remove Outlook Express? | fairway (5932) | Press F1 |
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| 280547 | 2005-01-09 06:34:00 | Oh yes, some files wont exist if you havent previously configured OE, or made an address book etc. | Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 280548 | 2005-01-09 07:22:00 | a weed is right :b Imagine buying a computer and not being allowed to remove parts from it... now imagine buying an OS and not being able to... oh, that's right, it's already a reality :b "You have to make sure that all the OE files have been deleted from c:\windows\system32 and c:\windows\system32\dllcache folders." When I got to this part, I found each search only located 1 file (not doubles). I was assuming I didn't have the doubles at the other location since I never installed OE. Buut, since Mr. OE is still on the computer, obviously I missed something. Is there a trick to delete it from both folders? Something else is that when I deleted the first 3 folders... I couldn't locate an address book in either location. Jon |
jonjan (6270) | ||
| 280549 | 2005-01-09 07:51:00 | I think c:\windows\system32\dllcache is a hidden or special folder, it appears in faint outline, I dont think the XP Search finds the OE files in it. From memory, I went to dllcache folder, and manually deleted the OE files, rather than deleting from the search results window. If the files are not removed from dllcache, they will reappear again in the program files\outlook express folder almost immediately after deleting them. The reason Ive always deleted OE, is that I've never used it, so it's just virus prone unwanted baggage. From Win3.11 days I've always used Foxmail and had no reason to change, except for upgrading versions. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 280550 | 2005-01-09 09:51:00 | Great, I'll try that tomorrow and see how it works. Right, my uncle worked for many years, and now, with computers, and he says MS Office and MS OE are 2 of the biggest security risks. The system I'm working on will be dedicated to investing for the benefit of my expenses and for charities and aid/education groups, so I don't want any security risks that I don't need to accept. The system won't be used for any emailing or any casual browsing, so I don't have a need for OE (I have my personal computer for email and browsing). IE however, is needed for some other embedded XP applications, so I supposedly need to leave that on. But I'll be using "23rd Letter Browser" for the few sites that I do need to use. My Xincom router has been tested by www.grc.com to have all my ports be invisible, but it still seems smart to remove any MS programs I don't need, especially OE. |
jonjan (6270) | ||
| 280551 | 2005-01-09 10:31:00 | I know this is an old thread, but This program (www.litepc.com) is as reliable as you can get and will safely remove heaps of stuff you don't need from W2000 & XP. It is cheap enough too, so it is not really worth anybody's while to reinvent the wheel. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
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