Preventing Outlook Express Installation When Using an Msbatch.inf File

• Microsoft Windows 98
• Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you create an Msbatch.inf file using the Microsoft Batch98 tool and you choose not to install Microsoft Outlook Express, the program may be installed anyway.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because the entry for Outlook Express is created using an incorrect syntax.

RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, use a text editor (for example, Notepad) to modify the [OptionalComponents] section of the Msbatch.inf file:

1. Find the following line:




"Microsoft Outlook Express"=0

2. Replace it with the following line:




"Outlook Express"=0

REFERENCES

For additional information about using an Msbatch.inf file for batch installations of Windows 98, see Appendix D in the Microsoft Windows 98 Resource Kit or click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q169539 "Deploying Windows 98 Using Batch 98 and Infinst.exe" White Paper

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbenv win98 win98se
Version : WINDOWS:
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb