Iam not sure if this is the right place to ask, but i have tried everyone else that i can think of ( my isp provider),(my anti virus software)and Microsoft.but cant get any one to claim responsiblity, one say its microsoft and so on, Here's the problem i cant receive my mail through outlook express although i had my isp provider help me and he narowed it down do a bad dbx file? Well its back i cant receive my mail today through outlook express but i can go to insights web site and get it through there, also i cant delete any of my mail through outlook express also. I was woundering if i could uninstall outlook express from my computer and then reinstall it? And how would i do this and where would i get the new outlook express software??? Iam hoping someone can help me iam not a computer expert and you guys are for sure!!!!!!!!!!
Go to control panel (in XP select classic view in left hand section), select add/remove programs, select Add/Remove windows componets, scroll down and click on check box next to Outlook Express(sucks). Now follow dialog boxes and never install it again. You are better off checking you mail through the internet anyways. Try goole mail, aka gmail. I have 2.7 gigs of free space to store e-mails. I can save every last one of then and sotr as i wish. (not an advertisement). I love gmail! P.S. If you want to reinstall Outlook Express again just follow my directions (except for the never install it again part).
Ok then i take it you dont like OE, I never have had anything else? but your suggestion have spiked my interest, so how does 1 go about getting goole mail, and saving all my contacts and then replying to all that i have changed my mail account? Also after i do this then can i delete OE from my computer forever?
If you like email clients on your computer, you might want to give Thunderbird a try. It's easy to set up, free, with lots of helpful tips, themes, plugins...pretty much the same to use as Firefox is to Internet Explorer. http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/ Add/Remove Windows Components, will only disable OE...MS never truly uninstalls it's own software from the system. (Outlook Express, Internet Explorer, Windows Messenger)
Incredimail is another good one to use. It has animations to let you know when you get email. And all kinds of goodies including junk filter. You get a trial membership, but have to pay for the goodies. Also Mort you can remove o.e.anything from windows. But you have to remove it from the install disc and fire up a new copy of windows without the stuff..:>
What you have to remember is that certian web mail servers do not support routing mail to Outlook Express or Microsoft Outlook. I am lucky. I signed up with Hotmail before they stopped letting you do that. New subscribers to Hotmail can not read thier mail through Outlook without payig for it. If you can read it through Outlook, do it! Bottom line: Some clients support Outlook and some do not.
@ozzy214 - You can also do a great job of removing OE/IE or WM components if you modded the sysoc.ini file to reveal hidden components. However, the shared files remain regardless! Oh, and sorry...we'll agree to disagree on Incredimail. @raceman - Yeah, unfortunately, MSN and Yahoo have to be paid for in order to use OE, or Outlook to retrieve mail nowadays. Thunderbird cannot access MSN/Yahoo because of proprietary protocols. AOL can be access thru Thunderbird however.
I never had a problem with incredimail and love it. Even has a bounce feature so yeah can bounce email back to the spammers. I was talking bout doing it from inside windows. I was talking bout modifying your installation disc. I have sucessfully removed internet explorer and windows media player. Shit I dont need. Nlite has these options and it does remove it from yeah install disc. Not hide. I have my own custom install cd where ie and windows media player are gone, but winamp pro and firefox are in its place.
