Re: Annoyed with M$

["Arturas Zalenekas" <security () zalenekas net>]

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Yes, there are.
- - MSN Messenger
- - DirectX

And I'm pretty sure, there are more ... much more.
But that is Microsofts way of doing ... that is normal :)
Just delete the rest of Outlook Express ... the hole directory.


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Kind regards,
Arturas Zalenekas
Network Security Engineer and Analyst


On Thu, April 13, 2006 09:53, barcajax () gmail com wrote:
> I always remove unnecessary programs that I don't use from the "Add/Remove
> Windows component" section within Windows. Outlook Express is one such
> program that I never ever use and it was unchecked and subsequently
> removed with each fresh install of my OS.
> I accidentally clicked on an "Email me" link on my friend's website the
> other day and was annoyed to discover that Outlook Express was triggered
> even though it was supposedly "uninstalled".
> Is anyway aware of this issue?
> What can be done to entirely remove Outlook Express?
> How does one secure their PC when uninstalling unwanted programs don't
> complete the job?
> Are there any other phantom M$ programs that I should be aware of?
>
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