Article ID: 235557 - Last Review: January 14, 2006 - Revision: 1.1

How to Remove the Outlook Express Icon That Is Installed by Internet Explorer 5

Retired KB ArticleRetired KB Content Disclaimer
View products that this article applies to.
System TipThis article applies to a different operating system than the one you are using. Article content that may not be relevant to you is disabled.
This article was previously published under Q235557

On This Page

Expand all | Collapse all

SUMMARY

This article describes how to automatically delete the Microsoft Outlook Express icon by using Windows Script Host.

NOTE: Windows Script Host must be installed on a Microsoft Windows 95-based computer to run Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition. For more information about Windows Script Host and how to install it, refer to the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Scripting Web site: MSDN Scripting site (http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting)
Back to the top

MORE INFORMATION

Administrators can run the VBScript if they place the following code in the logon script, where server is the name of the server and share is the name of the share: 
Cscript \\<server>\<share>\REM-OE.VBS //T:5 //B
The "//T:5" code terminates the script after five seconds if the script is still running and the "//B" code causes the script to run in non-interactive mode.
Back to the top

Sample Code

Use a text editor to create a VBScript file called Rem-oe.vbs that contains the following lines: 
' Windows 95 Windows Scripting Host must be installed first.
' The following VBScript sample deletes Outlook Express shortcuts
' from the following folders:
'   Start Menu\Programs\Internet Explorer
'   Current Desktop
'   Start Menu\Programs
'   QuickLaunch bar.  

Set WSHShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
DesktopPath = WSHShell.SpecialFolders("Desktop")
StartMenuPath = WSHShell.SpecialFolders("StartMenu")
Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
on error resume next

OEIcon = StartMenuPath & "\Programs\Intern~1\Outlook Express.lnk"
fs.DeleteFile(OEIcon),true

OEIcon = DesktopPath & "\Outlook Express.lnk"
fs.DeleteFile(OEIcon),true

OEIcon = StartMenuPath & "\Programs\Outlook Express.lnk"
fs.DeleteFile(OEIcon),true

ProfilePath = Left(DesktopPath,Len(DesktopPath)-8)
Quick="\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch"
QuickLaunchPath = ProfilePath & Quick
OEIcon = QuickLaunchPath & "\Launch Outlook Express.lnk"
fs.DeleteFile(OEIcon),true


Back to the top
APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
Back to the top
Keywords: 
kbhowto KB235557
Back to the top
Retired KB ArticleRetired KB Content Disclaimer
This article was written about products for which Microsoft no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.
Back to the top