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by quoteable

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On my XP Home installation,how can I remove (for good) the Outlook mail program?

There is no entry in Add/Remove, nor Windows Setup. I've even tried deleting the entire folder, only to see it reappear a few moments later.

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by r. a. caluste

the MS Outlook Mail program is included in the MS Office suite. Go to Add/Remove, select Microsoft office and change the installation, remove outlook for the list of currently installed and follow the wizard. You cannot simply delete the entire folder because it is installed using the windows installer technology, i.e., applications can "self-heal".

by bobho

I believe you are referring to the Outlook Express program. Unfortunately, in MS's infinate wisdom it is an integral part of the operating system (along with Internet Explorer). It cannot be removed. If you have sp1 installed you can use the Program Access and Defaults wizard to remove the icons and use a different program for surfing and email, but the Internet explorer and Outlook Express programs will still be on the hard drive.

by darrell raines

You can indeed remove Outlook Express from your system. However if you want to use the Full Blown version of Outlook, you will need ot have OE installed.

To uninstall Outlook Express, follow this link to one of the Microsoft Q articles. http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=183276

However, be warned, editing your registry can really mess up your machine.

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