Uninstall Outlook Express

[rwinegar]

I want to install Outlook. I am not sure if it will co-exist with Outlook Express so I decided to uninstall Outlook Express first. Problem is I can't figure out how to do it. I can't find it listed in SYSOC.INF to delete "hide". I am stumped. Can anyone help me? If it cannot be uninstalled, I will settle for disabling it. Can I do this by renaming the Outlook Express folder?

Am I paranoid? If I leave Outlook Express installed, will it conflict with Outlook?
Thanks

Dell 8200 P4 512ram winxp

[patweb]

If you are using Internet Mail, you must leave Outlook Express installed. There is a Microsoft article about this, but I don't know the number of it.

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[Nookta]

As strange as it sounds, the two programs will pretty much leave each other alone. Aside from the fact that one will have to be the default email client, your choice, they don't mess with each other.
I'd just leave OE on there, it probably isn't even wasting nearly as much space as other MS products.

[rwinegar]

Thanks everyone.

[Silicon Scream]

Yes, they can co-exist. No, you cannot uninstall it unless you change a certain setting in the registry as windows looks for Outlook Express to be installed when launching any mail client. And finally, if you find that registry setting to disable windows looking for OE, have a look at what you need to do to try and uninstall OE
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q256219

Not pretty, and very much a pain in the ###



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[CornerPocket]

Let it be, I use Outlook. Express is installed with no hitches or probs...I just removed the icon from desktop...

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