Uninstalling Outlook Express

[larkspur]

I decided to uninstall and reinstall Outlook Express in order to fix a suspected problem. After I removed the copy listed in my Add/Remove folder in Control Panel, I found that there remains an earlier version on my disk, which came bundled with my original ISP software.

Since there is nothing in the Control Panel Ad/Remove list to uninstall, is it safe to simply delete the folder this older version is sitting in? I'd like to have a completely clean slate before re-installing the current version.

Thanks,

Larkspur

 

[GCornwell]

Deleting the folder will not remove all the references in the registry and will totally confuse Windows; I suggest you leave it there.

What was the original problem?

If it was a suspected corrupt file you may be able to install the latest version and solve the problem. Use Outlook Express V5.5 sp2 if you can.

Geraldine

 

[larkspur]

I've checked my files' directory.

Even tho I've already uninstalled it, I think Outlook 5 was in all likelihood stored in Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook Express. Whereas this older version of Outlook is stored in its very own folder in Program Files.

Couldn't I just rename it in order to temporarily disable its files before I reinstall the latest version of Outlook? I really suspect the problem is that Windows is *already* confused having the two versions of Outlook competing in the background, and that may be what is causing the problem I'm trying to resolve (that problem being that I am unable to add any new accounts to Outlook, over and above the one single account that was already in there which is no longer active.)

Larkspur

 

[larkspur]

Postscript to above:

Can somebody please tell me if it's possible to edit a post after its been submitted, and if so, how?