Re: Annoyed with M$

["Serguei A. Mokhov" <mokhov () cs concordia ca>]

On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 barcajax () gmail com wrote:

> Date: 13 Apr 2006 14:53:36 -0000
>
> I always remove unnecessary programs that I don't use from the
> "Add/Remove Windows component" section within Windows. Outlook Express
> is one such program that I never ever use and it was unchecked and
> subsequently removed with each fresh install of my OS. I accidentally
> clicked on an "Email me" link on my friend's website the other day and
> was annoyed to discover that Outlook Express was triggered even though
> it was supposedly "uninstalled". Is anyway aware of this issue?

Outlook Express is bundled with IE, so when you upgrade or update your IE,
through IE's setup you might have accidentally re-installed Outlook
Express (I don't recall, but it might be checked there by default).

> What can be done to entirely remove Outlook Express?

Just try to be more careful with the IE setup/upgrade utility when
updating from Windows Update.

> How does one secure their PC when uninstalling unwanted programs don't
> complete the job? Are there any other phantom M$ programs that I should
> be aware of?

IMO, Windows in itself is one such a "phantom M$ program" :) So the first
step would be to uninstall it :) Okay, no rant. For the rest, let the
Windows experts speak.

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