Subj : Can I *NOT* install Outlook Express?
To   : DAVID R. NORTON
From : Steven Horn
Date : Sun Nov 11 2001 05:05 pm

DAVID R. NORTON (1:114/59) wrote to CHRIS CRANFORD at 11:36 on 09 Nov 2001:

 DRN> Thanks, Chris, I've been there, done that, got the Tshirt!  It
 DRN> appears  impossible to install Windows 2000 w/o installing OE, it
 DRN> appears the only  way to not have OE is to create a custom CD
 DRN> which I'm WAY too lazy to do or  to just install as usual and then
 DRN> remove it.

 DRN> Of course, I've learned the hard way to install MSIE 6.0 first as
 DRN> it will  install OE 6.0.  Then I can remove OE.  I suspect
 DRN> whatever the next version  of MSIE is, it'll install OE again and
 DRN> I'll have to remove it again! 

My understanding is that MSIE 6.0 needs Outlook Express to be installed to 
function properly.  But that does not mean you have to use it so install your 
favorite mail reader and remove the icons.

Take care,

Steven Horn (shorn@yknet.ca)
Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT and CAN_SYSLAW 
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