"Kev" <Kev@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> <snip> re-setting this shortcut to the new Outlook program has no effect,
> and if I try to use it, it attempts to re-load the old version; as this is no
> longer there there Windows Installer starts to run, attempting to re-insstall
> Office/Outlook 2000.

Did you then reboot or logoff/logon?
XP enumerates keys from shortcuts in the Start Menus and Desktops at LOGON.