Outlook Express
Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.
Remove Windows Messenger from Outlook Express (All Windows)
This tweak is used to remove MSN Instant Messenger functionality and integration from Outlook Express.
Open your registry and find the key below.
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'Hide Messenger' using the settings below.
Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.
Note: This tweak should also remove AOL Instant Messenger 5 integration.
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| (Default) | REG_SZ | (value not set) |
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| Hide Messenger | REG_DWORD | 0x00000002 (2) |
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| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Outlook Express |
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| Settings: |
| System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Outlook Express] |
Block Executable Attachments in Outlook Express (All Windows)
Outlook Express normally allows you to view and save all e-mail attachments. This tweak blocks executable files that potentially contain harmful viruses.
Open your registry and find the key below.
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'BlockExeAttachments' using the settings below.
Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.
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| (Default) | REG_SZ | (value not set) |
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| BlockExeAttachments | REG_DWORD | 0x00000001 (1) |
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| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Outlook Express |
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| Settings: |
| User Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Outlook Express] |
Change the Internet Explorer & Outlook Express Toolbar Logo (All Windows)
When you browse the Internet using Internet Explorer or read messages using Outlook Express, a logo is displayed indicating whether activity is taking place. With this tweak you can modify which logo is shown, customize it or reset it to the default.
Use Your Own Animated Logo
There are two bitmap files used to display the animated logo, both can be identical except for the size, one is 38 pixels wide and the other 22 pixels.
Using an image editor, such as MS Paint, create an image similar to a roll of film, where equal sized "frames" are a stacked vertically within the one larger image. For example, a large icon, with 10 frames, would be 38 pixels wide and 380 pixels high (38 pixels x 10 frames = 380 pixels high).
When active and the logo is animated, the top frame is shown first, then the next, an so on, until the last frame is reached and the image loops. Similarly, when the application is idle, the first frame is shown statically until further activity, that is unless an alternate non-animated logo has been defined using the technique below.
Once you have created the icons you need to register them by opening the key [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar] in your registry.
Then create two new string values, or modify the existing values, named 'SmBrandBitmap' and 'BrandBitmap' and set their values to equal the full filename of the small (22 pixel) image and large (38 pixel) image respectively.
Use Your Own Non-Animated Logo
These images are shown when the application is idle, as with the method above there are two images one small 22 x 22 pixel and a larger 38 x 38 pixel. To activate them open the key [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] and create two string values named 'SmallBitmap' and 'BigBitmap' setting the values to equal the filenames of the images.
Reset to the Default Logos
To restore the default animated logo, delete the 'BrandBitmap' and 'SmBrandBitmap' string values found under the registry key [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar].
To restore the default idle logo, delete the 'SmallBitmap' and 'BigBitmap' string values found under the registry key [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main].
Restart Internet Explorer or Outlook Express for the change to take effect.
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| (Default) | REG_SZ | (value not set) |
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| BrandBitmap | REG_SZ | "c:\windows\animation.bmp" |
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| SmBrandBitmap | REG_SZ | "c:\windows\animation_small.bmp" |
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| BigBitmap | REG_SZ | "c:\windows\logo.bmp" |
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| SmallBitmap | REG_SZ | "c:\windows\logo_small.bmp" |
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| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Outlook Express | |
Backup Outlook Express Blocked Senders and Mail Rules (All Windows)
This article describes how to backup and restore your Blocked Senders list and other mail rules in Outlook Express 5 and later.
How to Back Up Blocked Senders List and Other Mail Rules
The Blocked Senders List
1. Open your registry and find the key below where GUID represents the unique user identifier.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{GUID}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\Block Senders]
2. On the Registry menu, click Export Registry File.
3. Save the file to a location where it can be easily restored.
Other Mail Rules
1. Open your registry and find the key below where GUID represents the unique user identifier.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{GUID}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\Rules\Mail]
2. On the Registry menu, click Export Registry File.
3. Save the file to a location where it can be easily restored.
Note: If multiple Identities are in use for Outlook Express, these steps should be repeated for each Identity, and the backup data segregated accordingly.
Change the Windows Address Book Location (All Windows)
This setting is used to specify the location of the Windows Address Book (WAB). The Windows Address Book is used by Outlook Express and Internet Mail and News to store contact details.
Open your registry and find the key below.
Create a new String value, or modify the existing value called '(Default)' using the settings below.
Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.
Note: The Windows Address Book used by Outlook Express is normally located in the [Windows]\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book folder.
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| (Default) | REG_SZ | C:\Documents and Settings\My Username\App... |
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| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4\Wab File Name |
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| User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4\Wab File Name] |
Disable the Outlook Express Splash Screen (All Windows)
Sick of seeing the Outlook Express splash screen every time you open the program? This settings will allow you to remove it.
Open your registry and create a new value called 'NoSplash' in the key below.
Change the value to equal '1' to disable the splash screen.
Exit the registry and restart Outlook Express.
Note: For Outlook 4.0 and below the key is [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express]
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| (Default) | REG_SZ | (value not set) |
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| NoSplash | REG_DWORD | 0x00000001 (1) |
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| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{Unique Identity}\Software\Microsoft\Outloo... |
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| Settings: |
| User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{Unique Identity}\Software\Microsoft\ |
Change the Location of the Outlook Express Mail and News Files (All Windows)
This setting allows you to change the location of the mail and news files stored by Outlook Express to another directory or partition.
Open your registry and find the key below.
Edit the value called 'Store Root' and set it to equal the required path name.
Then move the 'mail' and 'news' folders from the old location to the new and restart Outlook Express.
For versions of Outlook Express prior to version 5.0 the registry key is [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express].
Note: The "mail" and "news" folder must be manually created or moved to the new location.
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| (Default) | REG_SZ | (value not set) |
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| Store Root | REG_SZ | "c:\mail" |
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| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{Unique Identity}\Software\Microsoft\Outloo... |
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| User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{Unique Identity}\Software\Microsoft\ |
Disable Account Changes in Outlook Express (All Windows)
This setting disables the ability for users to create or modify any mail, news or directory accounts in Outlook Express.
Open your registry and find the key below.
Create new DWORD value called "No Modify Accts" and set it to "1" to enable the restriction or "0" to allow users to modify accounts.
Restart Outlook Express for the change to take effect.
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| (Default) | REG_SZ | (value not set) |
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| No Modify Accts | REG_DWORD | 0x00000001 (1) |
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| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Outlook Express |
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| Settings: |
| System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Outlook Express] |
Use Smooth Scrolling in Outlook Express (All Windows)
This setting controls whether smooth scrolling is used when viewing messages in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 and 6.0.
Open your registry and find the key below.
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'SmoothScroll' using the settings below.
Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.
Note: This feature may slow down Outlook Express when navigating messages with lots of graphics.
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| (Default) | REG_SZ | (value not set) |
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| SmoothScroll | REG_DWORD | 0x00000001 (1) |
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| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{Unique Identity}\Software\Microsoft\Outloo... |
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| User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{Unique Identity}\Software\Microsoft\ |
Change the Start Page for Outlook Express (All Windows)
This setting can be used to change the page that Outlook Express loads in the right-hand window when it first starts-up.
Open your registry and find the key below.
Create a new String value, or modify the existing value called 'FrontPagePath' using the settings below.
Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.
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| (Default) | REG_SZ | (value not set) |
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| FrontPagePath | REG_SZ | "http://www.winguides.com/" |
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| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\[Identity]\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Expre... |
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| User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\[Identity]\Software\Microsoft\ |
Control the Ability to Use HTTP Mail in Outlook Express (All Windows)
This tweak is used to specify whether HTTP mail servers, such as Hotmail, can be used or created in Outlook Express.
Open your registry and find the key below.
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'HTTP Mail Enabled' using the settings below.
Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.
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| (Default) | REG_SZ | (value not set) |
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| HTTP Mail Enabled | REG_DWORD | 0x00000000 (0) |
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| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Outlook Express |
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| System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Outlook Express] |
Outlook Express and IMAP Settings (All Windows)
This tweak allows you to correctly setup Outlook Express to use folders on the IMAP server for Drafts and Sent Mail instead of duplicating them with local folders.
Open your registry and find the key below. Where {Account ID} is the number relating to the IMAP account (e.g. 00000001). You may have to open a few sub-folders to find the correct one.
From your network administrator find out the name of the root IMAP folder (e.g. INBOX), the Drafts folder (e.g. Drafts) and the Sent Items folder (e.g. SentMail).
Create new string values (or modify existing value) named 'IMAP Root Folder', 'IMAP Drafts Folder' and 'IMAP Sent Items Folder'. Set the values to equal the details obtained in the previous step.
Exit the registry and restart Outlook Express.
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| (Default) | REG_SZ | (value not set) |
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| IMAP Root Folder | REG_SZ | "INBOX" |
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| IMAP Drafts Folder | REG_SZ | "Drafts" |
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| IMAP Sent Items Folder | REG_SZ | "Sent Items" |
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| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Account Manager\Accounts\{... |
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| User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Account Manager\Accounts\ |
Change the Outlook Express Window Title (All Windows)
This setting allows you to customize Outlook Express by using your own window title. For example you could rename Outlook Express to 'My Mail Reader' or anything else you like!
Open your registry and find the key below.
Create a new string value, or modify the existing value, to equal the title you would like.
For Outlook Express 5.0 and 6.0 the location of the key has changed to: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{** Identity ID **}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0]
Note: Delete the value of 'WindowTitle' to change the title back to the default.
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| (Default) | REG_SZ | (value not set) |
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| WindowTitle | REG_SZ | "My Mail Reader" |
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| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express |
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| User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express] |
Colorful Message Backgrounds in Outlook Express (All Windows)
When enabled this setting allows the use of colorful message backgrounds in Outlook Express 4.0 or below.
Open your registry and find the key below.
Change the value of 'ColorCycle' to equal '1' for enabled.
Close the registry and open Outlook Express. Open a new message and hold down CTRL + SHIFT, then press the 'Z' key to cycle through the colored backgrounds.
Note: This setting only works with Outlook Express version 4.0 and below.
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| (Default) | REG_SZ | (value not set) |
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| ColorCycle | REG_SZ | 1 |
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| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Mail and News |
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| User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Mail and News] |
Change the Default Mail Client (All Windows)
The setting allows you to change which program is opened and used to send an e-mail messages when you click on a "mailto:" link in a web page.
Open your registry and find the key below.
Create a new String value, or modify the existing value called '(Default)' using the settings below.
Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.
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| (Default) | REG_SZ | "C:\program files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe" %1 |
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| HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\shell\open\command |
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| Settings: |
| System Key: [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\shell\open\command] |
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