Microsoft KB Archive/216892

= How to Disable the Default Exchange Mail Client Installation =

Article ID: 216892

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4

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This article was previously published under Q216892



SUMMARY
As part of the default installation process in Windows NT, the Microsoft Exchange Mail client software is included without providing the user with an option to manually disable the installation of the client.



MORE INFORMATION
To prevent the Exchange Mail client from loading during a Windows NT installation (before beginning the installation process), do the following:
 * 1) Copy the   folder from the installation CD to a partition on a computer running Windows NT. For example, if your CD-ROM drive is drive D, and you want to copy the folder to your drive C, type copy d:\i386 c:\i386 and press ENTER.
 * 2) At a command prompt, change to the new   folder's location, type expand Syssetup.in_ Syssetup.inf, and then press ENTER.
 * 3) At the same command prompt, rename the Syssetup.in_ file. To do this, type ren syssetup.in_ syssetup.old and then press ENTER.
 * 4) Use a standard text editor, such as Microsoft Notepad, to edit the Syssetup.inf file. In the [BaseWinOptionsInfs] section, locate the line containing the Msmail.inf entry and type a semicolon at the beginning of the line.
 * 5) Save and exit the Syssetup.inf file.

You can now begin the Windows NT installation process from the  folder containing the modified Syssetup.inf file (which will prevent the Exchange Mail client from loading).

Keywords: kbinfo kbinterop kbsetup KB216892

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