Microsoft KB Archive/231485

= XCLN: How to Remove Outlook 98 Completely =

Article ID: 231485

Article Last Modified on 5/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q231485



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SUMMARY
This article describes how to remove Outlook 98 completely from a computer that is not an Exchange Server computer.



MORE INFORMATION
To remove Outlook 98 completely from your computer, use the following steps.

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

 Start the Add/Remove Programs tool and remove Outlook 98. Start Registry Editor (click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK). Locate the following registry keys, export each key to your desktop, and then delete each key from the registry:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Outlook"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSDetect\AllApps\EMAIL\Outlook"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Outlook"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Outlook"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\OUTLOOK.EXE"

 Rename the following files that may still remain on your computer after you remove Outlook:

Mapi32.dll

Mapisrvr.exe

Mapisp32.exe

Mapi.dll

Mapix.dll

Mapiu.dll

Mapisvc.inf

Minet32.dll

Emsuix32.dll

Emsui32.dll

Emsmdb32.dll

Emsabp32.dll

Outlcomm.dll

Contab32.dll

Mspst32.dll

Outlook.exe

Outlook.srg

Outllib.dll

Outlmime.dll

Outlrpc.dll

Pstprx32.dll

 Restart the client computer.

You can now run Outlook 98 Setup again if you need to perform a clean reinstallation.

Additional query words: XMRP OL98

Keywords: kbenv kbinfo KB231485

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