Procedure To Reinstall Outlook Express XP

Outlook Express is an email application developed by the Microsoft Corporation. It is bundled with various versions of Microsoft Windows including Windows XP. The Outlook Express 6 email application is incorporated automatically into computers running the Windows XP operating system. Outlook Express 6 is an email client that usually comes as a standard with Windows XP. Outlook Express synchronizes with the Windows Address Book for saving contact information. The software needs to be reinstalled in case it has become corrupted or deleted.

What happens sometimes is that sometimes when you install another email program such as Microsoft Outlook, you find that Outlook Express removed from the system. To bring it back, you will need to manually locate the Outlook Express installation package and reinstall it. This Outlook Express help article will help you reinstall Outlook Express. Here are the instructions:

Outlook Express help instructions

• At first, you need to log in to your PC computer. Remember that you need to have administrative access privileges so that you can access the computer system with an administrative user name and password.
• After that, you need to open the Start menu. You will be able to locate it at the lower-left corner of the computer screen or desktop. You can click on the Start button to open the Start menu. You can then click on the Run icon or button.
• In the blank field, you need to type %systemroot%\inf into the dialog box, and hit on the Enter key to run the command.
• After that, you need to press the OK in the pop-up window that appears.
• Then, you need to scroll down through the list of installation files until you see one labeled MSOE50.inf.
• Right-click on the MSOE50.inf file, and then choose Install from the contextual menu.
• Then, you need to insert the Windows XP installation CD that came with your computer and wait for the necessary files to be copied over to your computer. When the process finishes, Outlook Express will be available again.

We hope that the above instructions helped you with bringing back Outlook Express 6 in your Windows XP PC. But, if you need further information or clarification, then you can go to the official Microsoft website for help. Many third party tech site articles available in the internet would help you with this problem, or any other Windows or Microsoft related issues.