-=PCTechTalk=- Disabling Outlook Express in Windows XP
- From: Master NetLord <NetLord@xxxxxxx>
- To: PCTechTalk - Freelists <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,WinXPHelp <WinXPHelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,WinTips-Tricks <WinTips-Tricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2002 21:54:13 -0400
>From Lockergnome..........
Disabling Outlook Express in Windows XP
By Carl Beehler
If you haven't noticed by now, Outlook Express cannot be removed from Windows
XP.
If you delete its components from \Program Files\Outlook Express\ , Windows
File
protection will instantaneously re-install the files without any warning. It's
spooky
just how fast those files reappear (Especially with WFP supposedly 'disabled').
There is a way, however, to make XP say uncle and FINALLY stop trying to
reinstall
the files. Please remember that testing in my environment has shown no adverse
effects in doing this, but my testing has been a little less than extensive.
Perform this
at your own risk.
Prerequisites:
NTFS file system
Simple file sharing disabled
Account with local administrator privileges
Procedure:
Log in as a local administrator. Navigate to \Program Files\Outlook Express
Right-click on the Outlook Express folder. Click on the 'Security' Tab.
Click on the 'Advanced' button. De-select the 'Inherit from parent the
permission....' checkbox. In the dialog box that pops up, select 'Remove'.
Close
the 'Advanced' dialog box and click OK when the warning pops up.
Back in the Security tab of the Properties dialog, add the currently logged in
local administrator account, making sure to give the account full control.
Close
the properties Dialog.
Now, for the fun part: go into the Outlook Express folder and delete all of the
files. A WFP dialog will pop up announcing that something terrible has happened
to your computer! It can't reinstall Outlook Express!
Click cancel. XP will whine once more that not reinstalling Outlook 'may affect
Windows stability'. Click yes, and it will give up.
Delete the Outlook Express icon from the Start Menu, and you'll be finished.
Windows won't try to reinstall the files again.
Regards from the
"Keyboard Cowboy",
Master NetLord
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Scottsdale, Arizona
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Wednesday
07/03/2002
9:51:57 PM
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