You should really, totally uninstall it. It may be that changing =
msimn.exe to msimn.old will prevent OE from being hijacked for nefarious =
purposes, but I wouldn't bet the farm on it. If you don't use OE, or at =
least don't want to keep it up to date and properly configured, then =
uninstall it completely.

These instructions offer fairly complete hints as to what should be =
cleared out.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=3D278909

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Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP for Win9x
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On Sat, 03 Jul 2004 14:34:50 -0500, Mostly Me (MM) wrote:
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On Sat, 03 Jul 2004 10:03:54 -0500, Mostly Me (MM) wrote:
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This may be a dumb question, but can't you just change the .exe =
file to
something like .old?
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Hi,
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Of course, it's your computer. You can change whatever you like. But =
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you're not using it, why not just uninstall it? I'm not in the habit =
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renaming files/programs I'm not using, I just get rid of them.
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mm
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First, you have not answered my question. Will changing .exe to .old
eliminate the problem?
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Second, as you know, uninstall is lousy. Any uninstall of any program =
will
still leave many registry entries that will need to be cleaned up. =
Now you
have created a second problem.
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I really would like to know whether my simple solution is the best =
solution
to the problem. That is why I am posting. I need informed comment.
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