How to reinstall and/or remove Microsoft Outlook Express

You may experience problems that require you to reinstall or remove Microsoft Outlook Express. I would recommend that you always attempt a reinstall first (without removing anything) and if that doesn't work then a remove and reinstall. Normally it is possible to complete both processes by using the control panel add/remove programs.

Because Microsoft Outlook Express is a component of Internet Explorer you may need to remove and reinstall Internet explorer in order to remove and reinstall Outlook Express.

Always remember to take a backup of Outlook Express before removing or reinstalling Internet Explorer and/or Outlook Express!

Following are links to Microsoft Knowledge base articles on how to remove and reinstall Outlook Express on windows 98, Millennium, windows 2000 and XP.