outlook express

[SteveZ]

how do I stop outlook express from showing at start up of computer. I am
getting message - outlook express can compact to save space on your computer.
I do not use outlook express. I have winXP/WSP3

 

[Bruce Hagen]

Crossposted to OE General newsgroup.

Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Set Program Access and Defaults.
Uncheck Outlook Express.

If the prompt shows one more time, let it compact and see if it returns
after that.

 

[Head Hunter]

Try running MSCONFIG and check for MSIMN.EXE in the startup section. (Start
/ Run / msconfig <OK> )

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

See this recent discussion about the problem:
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...ss.general/browse_frm/thread/fcd35fbfa457fd6f

For reference, here's a list of things which are known to cause this
behavior:

• Various & sundry anti-virus applications (including Norton);
• Various & sundry anti-spyware applications;
• Various & sundry third-party firewalls;
• Any/all of the above running when SP3 was installed;
• IBM Rapid Access keyboard (driver) RAKDLL.DLL;
• Nero plug-in(s);
• Windows Desktop Search is installed;
• Windows Live Mail is or had been installed;
• Disk defragmentation;
• Using Visual Basic DoCmd.SendObject command to insert emails into
Outlook Express;
• Using any number third-party applications (e.g., accounting software) to
send emails by via Outlook Express;
• MailWasher; and/or
• Programatically opening EML files while OE is closed