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by evmorozov

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How do I uninstall Outlook Express, Frontpage, Windows media player
etc.

I'm using alternative software, and don't need those

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by josh

I'm pretty sure you can remove them from the add/remove programs feature in the control panel.

by infiniteender00

You can't remove them from the ass/remove Control Panel options. I even checked it out with a registry cleaner and still couldn't find the apps to remove. Now you guys have me curious.

by hal 9000

This was part of Microsoft's argument in that court case that IE and Outlook Express where so deeply embeded within Windows that it would require a major rewrite to remove them from Windows. The same goes for Media Player as it is part of Windows and there isn't even an option of not installing it when you originally install XP.

The rest are easy as they are not part of Windows but Office so you just need to chose not to install them when you install Office. To do this do a "Custom" installation rather than the default install that puts everything where M$ wants it and doesn't take into account that there may be more than 1 HDD present. You can olse chose what you want installed although you might get some error messages if you don't want something like outlook installed and the install wizard might not let you proceed until you chose to install some items that M$ consideres as necesary to Office's function.

by hal 9000

If you don't want IE or any other parts of Windows XP that you consider as unnecessary instead of installing from a full version of XP all you need do is buy an EMBEDED version of Xp and install that. It is a bare bome installation of XP Pro and used for things like Ultra Sound Machines and the like so you can use the EMBEDED version as it comes without all the extra stuff that you obviously don't need.

by fluxit

for outlook express and windows media player:

1. GO TO CONTROL PANEL
2. SELECT ADD REMOVE PROGRAMS
3. ONCE THE APPLET LOADS, GO DOWN THREE ITEMS ON THE LEFT BAR AND SELECT 'ADD REMOVE WINDOW COMPONENTS'
4. WHEN THE APPLET LOADS, USE THE SCROLL BAR ON THE RIGHT TO LOCATE THE PROGRAMS YOU NO LONGER DESIRE
5. UNCHECK EACH PROGRAM
6. Click on next and then finish.

For Frontpage (not frontpage express):

1. GO TO CONTROL PANEL
2. SELECT ADD REMOVE PROGRAMS
3. ONCE THE APPLET LOADS, USE THE SCROLL BAR ON THE RIGHT TO LOCATE THE PROGRAMS YOU NO LONGER DESIRE and highlight with the left mouse button
5. Click once on remove button
6. follow on screen instructions

I hope this helps. As the it appears the techies here do not know much.

by hal 9000

Particuarly as M$ gave evidence in that court case that it was not possible to remove IE without a major rewrite of the original code.

Now begs the question of who exactly tells the court that MS comited purgery in their evidence?

by fluxit

Why are you picking a fight with me?

I recall the post asking not about IE but about Outlook express.

I responded with how to remove Outlook express, windows media player, and fronpage.

Dyslexic.

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