How to Deactivate Winmail

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I need to deactivate Winmail(Outlook Express replacement). I'll replace it
with Outlook 2007 - company requirement. I can't have the posibbility of a
user "accidentially" using Winmail so I must disable it. In XP this was a
case of unticking the box in the add/remove windows components.
In Vista there is no such tickbox - so how do I do disable/remove it?
My alternative is to wipe vista and load XP professional because I don't
have the time to delve through all the new menu system to find what I need.
 
Hello John,

Group Policy - gpedit.msc, under Computer Configuration, Administrative
Templates, Windows Components, Windows Mail, Turn off Windows Mail.
User Configuration, Adminstrative Templates, Windows Components, Windows
Mail, Turn off Windows Mail.
 
Jane C said:
Hello John,

Group Policy - gpedit.msc, under Computer Configuration, Administrative
Templates, Windows Components, Windows Mail, Turn off Windows Mail.
User Configuration, Adminstrative Templates, Windows Components, Windows
Mail, Turn off Windows Mail.
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Thanks, tried that - gpedit.msc crashes with some wierdo geeky error
messages.
 
Hi Jane, that worked a treat for me - I didn't realise MS had moved so much
of the AD in the client OS.
Thank you very much for the quick response

John
 
Well, you could try deleting the executable for Windows Mail in the accounts
you don't want it in. Once you have setup Outlook 2007 as your default Mail
client you will not encounter unless you intentionally do so.
 
John Walshe said:
I need to deactivate Winmail(Outlook Express replacement). I'll replace it
with Outlook 2007 - company requirement. I can't have the posibbility of a
user "accidentially" using Winmail so I must disable it. In XP this was a
case of unticking the box in the add/remove windows components.
In Vista there is no such tickbox - so how do I do disable/remove it?
My alternative is to wipe vista and load XP professional because I don't
have the time to delve through all the new menu system to find what I
need.
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All you have to do is not open it and it won't do anything.
Or open it while offline, go to Tools | Accounts and remove all the
accounts.

Note: If you set IE to work offline from the Tools icon EinMail will be
offline when you open it.
 
Probably best just to format and install XP before you have invested too
much time and effort in Vista. You and your colleagues will find lots of
other issues which will take up a lot of your time sorting out if you
persist with Vista. Vista cannot do anything important that XP couldn't,
especially in a corporate environment. It is just a load of hassle for a few
irrelevant frills like Aero and Sidebar (and Google sidebar is better anyway
as it does not clash with Digital Fingerprint reader).
 
Navillusenna said:
I know this is an old post but I am having trouble with mail also. I am
not at all happy with the calendar and want desperately to go back to
Outlook. I have gone the 'turn off feature' route in Vista with no
success.
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What "turn off" feature?
All you have to do is install Outlook, set it as default email, and remove
any email accounts existing in Windows Mail. Then unless YOU physically
invoke Windows Mail, you won't ever see it again...
 
Gordon said:
What "turn off" feature?
All you have to do is install Outlook, set it as default email, and
remove any email accounts existing in Windows Mail. Then unless YOU
physically invoke Windows Mail, you won't ever see it again...
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Why didn't you tell the OP that it works just fine at your house?
 
Navillusenna said:
Thanks for the reply, Gordon. It doesnt help me, though, as I do not
receive email with either program. The 'turn off' feature can be found
via the control panel, uninstall, turn windows features on and off.
Outlook is already installed on this laptop and runs successfully on the
Guest account but not mine.
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Err why are you even using the Guest account? It should be disabled. It's a
security risk.
When 'invoking' Outlook it first tells me I
have an old version of Outlook Express (when I try to download and
install its suggestion I am told the newest version is already in
place), and proceeds with the startup menus. It then tells me that
another version is installed (which I can't find anywhere) and do I want
to use its config (both the yes and no answers do not help, I've tried
both). Yes takes me to the main outlook window, for about 2 seconds,
then the program shuts down. No takes me to email options where I tell
it I don't want email, and again it takes me to the main outlook window,
again for about 2 seconds, and again shuts down.

Now you have my frustration in front of you, step by step. I can not
get to outlook to set it as default mail recipient, nor do I have any
email accounts in Windows Mail to remove. Next?
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And you can't set Outlook as default email client in Set Program defaults?
(Sorry forgotten the exact location and terminology - using Win 7 at the
moment). You can also set Outlook as default in Internet Options either from
IE or in control Panel....
 
Hi, Navillusenna.

Without trying to follow all the causes of your frustration, let me try to
clarify one aspect:
When 'invoking' Outlook it first tells me I
have an old version of Outlook Express (when I try to download and
install its suggestion I am told the newest version is already in
place), and proceeds with the startup menus.
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What does Outlook Express have to do with any of this? You ARE running
Vista, right? OE won't even run in Vista! And it has no connection with
Outlook, which is a completely separate program.

What version of Outlook are you running? And which version of Vista?

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(e-mail address removed)
Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8064.0206) in Win7 Ultimate x64 RC 7100
 
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