See this recent discussion about the problem:
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...d35fbfa457fd6f
For reference, here's a list of things which are known to cause this
behavior:
• Various & sundry anti-virus applications (including Norton);
• Various & sundry anti-spyware applications;
• Various & sundry third-party firewalls;
• Any/all of the above running when SP3 was installed;
• IBM Rapid Access keyboard (driver) RAKDLL.DLL;
• Nero plug-in(s);
• Windows Desktop Search is installed;
• Windows Live Mail is or had been installed;
• Disk defragmentation;
• Using Visual Basic DoCmd.SendObject command to insert emails into
Outlook Express;
• Using any number third-party applications (e.g., accounting software) to
send emails by via Outlook Express;
• MailWasher; and/or
• Programatically opening EML files while OE is closed
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
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Bruce Hagen wrote:
> Crossposted to OE General newsgroup.
>
> Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Set Program Access and Defaults.
> Uncheck Outlook Express.
>
> If the prompt shows one more time, let it compact and see if it returns
> after that.
>
> "SteveZ" <SteveZ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:48E2957F-FD0D-4A18-8D8B-D0FD2CBB7D2F@microsoft.com...
>> how do I stop outlook express from showing at start up of computer. I am
>> getting message - outlook express can compact to save space on your
>> computer.
>> I do not use outlook express. I have winXP/WSP3
Linear Mode
