DOCUMENT:Q156654 08-AUG-2001 [winnt] TITLE :How to Disable the Installation of Exchange During Setup PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT PROD/VER:4.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbfaq ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 - Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= This article describes how to disable the installation of the Exchange client during Windows NT Setup. MORE INFORMATION ================ When you install Windows NT, the Microsoft Exchange client for Windows NT is installed and an Exchange icon is placed on the desktop. To disable the installation of the Exchange client during Windows NT Setup, follow these steps: WARNING: Modifications to INF files incorrectly can cause serious, system-wide problems that may require you to reinstall Windows NT to correct them. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from modifications of INF files can be solved. Use this method at your own risk. NOTE: This procedure requires that you install (locally or over the network) from a flat folder on a hard drive. To complete these steps, you must be able to modify the Syssetup.inf file. By default, the Syssetup.inf file is compressed on the Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM. 1. Copy the I386 folder from the Windows NT CD-ROM to a hard drive. 2. In the I386 folder on the hard drive, expand the Syssetup.in_ file to Syssetup.inf using the following command: "expand Syssetup.in_ Syssetup.inf" (without the quotation marks) NOTE: Expand.exe must be run from within Windows NT. 3. Rename the Syssetup.in_ file to Syssetup.old. By default, setup will use the compressed version if both exist. 4. Open Syssetup.inf in a text editor, and then place a semicolon before the MSMAIL.INF entry in the [BaseWinOptionsInfs] section of the file. The change should look like this: [BaseWinOptionsInfs] accessor.inf communic.inf games.inf imagevue.inf mmopt.inf ;msmail.inf multimed.inf optional.inf pinball.inf wordpad.inf The procedure to disable the installation of the Exchange client described above works with a local, network, or local installation of Windows NT. Additional query words: prodnt how to inbox ====================================================================== Keywords : kbfaq Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 Version : 4.0 Issue type : kbhowto ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.