Safe removal of OE6

[willythecat]

I had a question in another thread regarding OE6 which no one seems to be able to answer so l thought l'd try a different solution.
There are no files that l wish to save, any relevant ones l have printed off. How do l remove OE6 successfully as it doesn't appear in the add/remove programs.
Having looked around, it seems to place files and keys all over the place. I did find some instructions about having to delete the following keys first
though:-
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WAB
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \Software\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \Software\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{7790769C-0471-11D2-AF11-00C04FA35D02}
What else should be deleted, and where do l look.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

[kpac]

Open Add/Remove Programs and click Add/Remove Windows Components on the left. You can uncheck it here, but you can't actually fully remove it.

[Broni]

You can't remove OE6. It's part of IE6. Internet Explorer can not be uninstalled.

[willythecat]

Thank you both.
If it can't be "removed" can l reload OE6 and overwrite all the existing files.
(this is basically what l want to do)
Regards

[Broni]

OE6 is a part of IE6. It can't be downloaded separately.
Are you using IE6?
What's the problem, to start with?

[willythecat]

Hi Broni.
I've been using OE6 under IE8 with no problems at all until l changed service providers. OE6 won't let me add or delete accounts and is still stuck with my old ISP.
Because this started as an internet problem, my original post is in the internet/networking - networking forum, about the fourth one down.
As ther seemed to be no answer, l thought it easier just to get rid of and reinstall (obviously not!).
Perhaps you would be kind enough to have a shift at that thread.
You may know the answer?
Thanks

[Broni]

Outlook Express was bundled with IE6. With the introduction of IE7, it was replaced by Windows Mail, and later with Windows Live Mail.

[willythecat]

Hi Broni, thanks for sticking with this.
Sorry to seem like an absolute dope here, but l've been using OE6 with IE8 all this time with no problems at all, until now that is (it's what l've been used to so l suppose it's my comfort zone).
Should l therefore install this Windows Live Mail, and does it do the same as OE (ie download emails from my new ISP via pop3).
Another question that arises is that when l select the read mail (envelope) icon on the IE8 toolbar, where will that take me (OE6 or Livemail)?
Thanks very much

[Broni]

I'm just very theoretical here, since I don't use OE, or Windows Mail, and barely IE. On a top of it, I'm on Vista here, but I'll try....
You can either install Windows Live Mail, or go for some other email client, like Thunderbird, which I use.
Whatever you'll decide, open IE8, go Tools>Internet options.
Under "Internet programs", click on "Set programs" button, and it'll let you select your default email program.

[soybean]

Outlook Express was bundled with IE6. With the introduction of IE7, it was replaced by Windows Mail, and later with Windows Live Mail.

Actually, Windows XP users who upgraded IE, starting from version 6 to 7, and the same from version 7 to version 8, still have OE 6.  IOW, OE was not replaced by Windows Mail in Windows XP systems; Windows Mail replace OE in Windows Vista systems.

I think I'd give Windows Live Mail a try or, as Broni suggested, get Thunderbird.

[Broni]

Thanks soybean for all corrections. As I said, I'm not very familiar with those programs.

[willythecat]

Thanks everyone.
Yes soy, that's what happened to me via the upgrade route and l was left with OE6.
Will give Livemail a try first as my OE6 is now totally screwed up, so nothing to lose.
Regards

[willythecat]

Have just downloaded Thunderbird as Broni suggested and it's blimmin' brill. Looks and acts very similar to OE6. Don't know why l even bothered with OE (l can delete and instal TB over and over if l so wish as there are no links with IE. Hoorah!). Thanks Broni.
My userid is <username>@free.fr so l have set it up as POP3, incoming mail as pop3.free.fr and outgoing as smtp.free.fr and all seems to work ok.
Should l be using imap instead? If so, would incoming be imap.free.fr and outgoing as mail.free.fr

Mod added. When l come out and go back into TB, some of the messages in the inbox have written over the top of other messages making them unreadable to the eye, but they do in fact still open. Any ideas?

[Broni]

I'm glad, you liked TB

incoming mail as pop3.free.fr and outgoing as smtp.free.fr

That's how the most of email servers are set.

When l come out and go back into TB, some of the messages in the inbox have written over the top of other messages making them unreadable to the eye, but they do in fact still open. Any ideas?

No clue what could be causing this. Restart computer?