I still want to know *why* the OP doesn't want to do it the right way.
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"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
Yeah, I thought about that but it still remains the only method I know of to
stop the application from running. Perhaps the OP will reconsider the
Add/Remove program option.
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After furious head scratching, Bob Buckland ?

asked:
| Hi Milly,
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| Hmmm, that could trigger a repair action the next time a set of
| updates is installed though, if successful it would reinstate the app.
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| <<"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
| | You can't remove it without using Add/Remove but you can rename the
| executable to .old so it cannot be started.
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| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] >>