Outlook express not in Add / Remove components

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Nov 14, 2009, 8:29:43 AM11/14/09

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Outlook express is not installed and doesn't show up in Add / Remove
components.

My question is how to install it in this situation?

Leonard Grey

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Nov 14, 2009, 9:29:09 AM11/14/09

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Please stick with your original thread. Asking the same question a
second time will only get you ignored.
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v

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Nov 14, 2009, 11:18:04 AM11/14/09

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Sorry but the other question seems to be misleading because people are
giving the same answer again and again.
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Bruce Hagen

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Nov 14, 2009, 11:45:07 AM11/14/09

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Have you ever considered asking in an Outlook Express newsgroup?

Outlook Express General newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general

*After* you open Add/Remove Programs, go to Add? Remove Windows Components
at the left side of the screen. Is Outlook Express checked there? If you say
it isn't listed, you're not looking in the right place. See this screen
shot:
http://i35.tinypic.com/287j4hy.jpg

After you check it:

Right click on the Desktop | New | Shortcut. Browse to *C:\Program
Files\Outlook Express\MSIMN.EXE* Click Next | Click Finish. A new shortcut
will be on the desktop.
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Unknown

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Nov 14, 2009, 11:42:40 AM11/14/09

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Did you use "Add new Programs" under windows components?????

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v

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Nov 14, 2009, 1:41:57 PM11/14/09

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Yes I did but it doesn't show up
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v

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Nov 14, 2009, 2:28:41 PM11/14/09

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Yes, I tried but they say that this is an XP instalation problem.
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Bruce Hagen

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Nov 14, 2009, 2:46:40 PM11/14/09

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There are two Outlook Express newsgroups on the msnews.microsoft.com server.
I see them every day and there is nothing from you posted there.

Did you follow the rest of my advice?
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v

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Nov 14, 2009, 7:52:46 PM11/14/09

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Thanks for the info, I will try to post there again but I was afraid people
there would think that i am posting too much. But if you could please help
me with this problem I would appreciate it

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Bruce Hagen

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Nov 14, 2009, 8:31:17 PM11/14/09

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Did you do this?

*After* you open Add/Remove Programs, go to Add? Remove Windows Components
at the left side of the screen. Is Outlook Express checked there? If you say
it isn't listed, you're not looking in the right place. See this screen
shot:
http://i35.tinypic.com/287j4hy.jpg

After you check it:

Right click on the Desktop | New | Shortcut. Browse to *C:\Program
Files\Outlook Express\MSIMN.EXE* Click Next | Click Finish. A new shortcut
will be on the desktop.
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PA Bear [MS MVP]

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Nov 14, 2009, 8:49:37 PM11/14/09

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OP's original thread (13 Nov-09):
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support/browse_frm/thread/94266195511ca171

OP's new thread w/identical subject (14 Nov-09):
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support/browse_frm/thread/b0a6d5cc7b27aa0d

v

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Nov 15, 2009, 12:22:42 PM11/15/09

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Thanks bruce. I see exactly the same screen but the entry outlook express is
missing. After doing some research it seems like my PC came with IE7
pre-installed. And IE7 does not include OE. So I tried to download couple of
OE installation packages, but all of them when run say that your computer is
already running a newer version of Internet Explorer, so setup can not
continue. So now the question is how to install OE if your computer came
with IE7 or IE8 preinstalled?

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Bruce Hagen

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Nov 15, 2009, 12:33:43 PM11/15/09

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This /is/ an XP machine, correct? Even if IE7 came preinstalled, no XP disk
has ever been released that did not include IE6 in it, which has the OE
components. I have never heard of it at least.

What happens when you do this?

c:\program files\outlook express\msimn.exe

Start | Run and Paste it in | OK.

Anything?

You just got this machine, right? Would it be a hassle to reload XP?
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v

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Nov 15, 2009, 3:57:29 PM11/15/09

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Reloading xp would be a big hassle since I spent several days in picking and
choosing the data from my old mchine and then making all the settings
changes as needed.
Under program files there wasn't any outlook express folder so I moved the
contents of my old outlook express folder there but obviously it doesn't
work because it can not load the necessary libraries. Is there any way to
get around it. Plus reloading XP with restore disk won't get me outlook
express. And I don't know if i should use my old Dell XP CD with this newer
machine (which is fortunately Dell too)? Also should I cange the name of the
thread to more accurately describe the problem?

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Bruce Hagen

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Nov 15, 2009, 4:07:43 PM11/15/09

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No need to change the title of the thread. This has been crossposted to OE
General so other OE people will see it.

I don't know how you could have done it, but did you somehow create this
machine without using a genuine XP disk? If you figured out a way to install
XP but leave out IE6, then that is the problem, but I don't know the answer.

I'll see if I can find someone with that type of knowledge to take a look at
this thread.
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PA Bear [MS MVP]

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Nov 15, 2009, 5:06:38 PM11/15/09

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[Replying at Bruce's request. Answer all questions by number in your
reply.]

1. On the machine-in-question:

Start | Run | (type) WINVER | OK

Write down the complete second line of text displayed in the About Windows
window

Illustration:
http://support.microsoft.com/library/images/support/kbgraphics/Public/EN-US/883258N.JPG

2. On the machine-in-question:

Start | Run | (type or copy/paste) MSIMN.EXE | OK

What, if anything, happens?

3. Is Windows Live Mail or any other Mail Client (e.g., MS Outlook; MSN
Mail)
installed on the machine-in-question?

4. Does the machine-in-question belong to you? If so, did you buy it
brand-new from Dell or used from someone else?

5. Have you (or has anyone else) ever reinstalled WinXP on the
machine-in-question?

6. What, if any, anti-virus application or security suite is installed on
the machine-in-question and the subscription current?

7. Is Automatic Updates enabled on the machine-in-question and is it
fully-patched at Windows Update?

8. And finally, are you posting to these newsgroups using the
machine-in-question?
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Steve Cochran

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Nov 16, 2009, 8:15:40 AM11/16/09

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Try going to Start | Run and type

SFC /scannow

and see if that fixes things. Also check in the c:\program files\Outlook
Express\ directory for msimn.exe and if its present then run it.

steve

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v

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Nov 17, 2009, 2:43:27 PM11/17/09

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I checked with the person whom I bought the Dell, he says that when he
installed office 2007 it automatically removes outlook express. I don't know
if he is telling the truth but now it is confirmed that outlook express was
removed and since IE7 won't let me install outlook express how do I install
it?

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Leonard Grey

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Nov 17, 2009, 3:28:32 PM11/17/09

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Office 2007 didn't remove Outlook Express from my copy of Windows XP.

This thread keeps getting more and more bizarre.

Ken Blake, MVP

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Nov 17, 2009, 4:21:33 PM11/17/09

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On Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:43:27 -0700, "v" <v...@msn.com> wrote:

> I checked with the person whom I bought the Dell, he says that when he
> installed office 2007 it automatically removes outlook express. I don't know
> if he is telling the truth but now it is confirmed that outlook express was
> removed and since IE7 won't let me install outlook express how do I install
> it?

He's either not telling the truth, or he doesn't know what he's
talking about.

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Nov 17, 2009, 4:54:21 PM11/17/09

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"v" <v...@msn.com> wrote in message

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>I checked with the person whom I bought the Dell, he says that when he
>installed office 2007 it automatically removes outlook express.

[...]

He probably just meant that Outlook Express is removed as the default
e-mail client.

PA Bear [MS MVP]

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Nov 17, 2009, 4:59:50 PM11/17/09

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Horse hockey! Installing Outlook (OL) will make OL the default Mail Client
but it certainly doesn't "remove" OE. That being said...

Is this a used/previously owned computer and have you formatted & done a
clean install of Windows since you bought/obtained it?

v wrote:
> I checked with the person whom I bought the Dell, he says that when he
> installed office 2007 it automatically removes outlook express. I don't
> know
> if he is telling the truth but now it is confirmed that outlook express
> was
> removed and since IE7 won't let me install outlook express how do I
> install
> it?
>

Steve Cochran

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Nov 18, 2009, 9:11:18 AM11/18/09

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go to C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\ and click on msimn.exe

steve

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v

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Nov 18, 2009, 5:06:39 PM11/18/09

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No he means it actually removes the files msimn.exe etc.
Anyway I just need to find out how to install it back
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v

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Nov 18, 2009, 5:09:29 PM11/18/09

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No because it will remove all the other software like office etc. And it
will make imposible to get everything back.

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v

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Nov 18, 2009, 5:11:37 PM11/18/09

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It says can not load library, are there some registry entries which could
fix this problem?
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@nomail.afraid.org FromTheRafters

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Nov 18, 2009, 5:30:03 PM11/18/09

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In that case, he's wrong.

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PA Bear [MS MVP]

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Nov 18, 2009, 5:18:03 PM11/18/09

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Tough noogies, you don't get what you don't pay for *and* have a computer
that's safe to be connected to the internet and any networks. The only way
you get have such a computer is via a format & clean install.

v wrote:
> No because it will remove all the other software like office etc. And it
> will make imposible to get everything back.
>

PA Bear [MS MVP]

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Nov 18, 2009, 5:19:02 PM11/18/09

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Wipe & reload.

v wrote:
> It says can not load library, are there some registry entries which could
> fix this problem?
>

Steve Cochran

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Nov 19, 2009, 8:00:23 AM11/19/09

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Go to Start | Run and type

SFC /scannow

and see it that will fix it.

You can also try re-registering OE: www.oehelp.com/oedef.aspx

steve

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N. Miller

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Nov 19, 2009, 2:52:10 PM11/19/09

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On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:09:29 -0700, v wrote:

> No because it will remove all the other software like office etc. And it
> will make imposible to get everything back.

On any used computer I set up for a new user, I first do a clean install of
the OS to reset it to factory conditions before I proceed to
customize/import data.

You can't back up your data? You should be able to back up the stuff you
need to keep; after which, reinstalling the OS from a recovery partition, or
recovery CDs should be done.

BTW, I've never installed anything which removed MS Outlook Express. My
guess would be that the original owner manually deleted files from the
folder; no proper remove was carried out. With a used computer, it is "Buyer
beware".

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