[OPLINTECH] Gattach and Yattach Set Default mail in Windows

[JKENZIG]

I also just read you can change the value of the IsInstalled (REG_DWORD) value from “1″ to “0″ on the below registry key I suggested will totally uninstall Outlook Express.

http://www.windowsreference.com/internet-explorer/how-to-uninstall-internet-exploreroutlook-express-from-windows-registry/

Jim

 

From: oplintech-bounces at oplin.org [mailto:oplintech-bounces at oplin.org] On Behalf Of JKENZIG
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 9:49 AM
To: Lynne Welch
Cc: OPLINTECH
Subject: Re: [OPLINTECH] Gattach and Yattach Set Default mail in Windows

 

You might be able to do it by taking away SYSTEM and not allowing it any  security permissions on the Outlook express folder under program files. 

 

If it is running each time you create a new user you can remove it from the default users profile or you could also just delete the stubpath (or restrict user permissions) value at


HKLM¥SOFTWARE¥Microsoft¥Active Setup¥Installed Components¥{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C)

 

This should disallow the repeated installation.

 

Jim 

 

 

From: Lynne Welch [mailto:welchly at oplin.org] 
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 9:32 AM
To: JKENZIG
Cc: OPLINTECH
Subject: Re: [OPLINTECH] Gattach and Yattach Set Default mail in Windows

 

Has anyone discovered a way to keep Microsoft from re-installing Outlook Express when it does updates?
We have removed it time and again from our public computers and it finds some way to sneak back in.
Any thoughts appreciated ‾
Lynne Welch
Herrick Memorial Library
Wellington OH 44090
tel. 440-647-2120

JKENZIG wrote: 

And yes I know that you have been able to do this with windows live hotmail for a long time.  : )

 

Jim Kenzig 
Network Manager 
Cuyahoga County Public Library 

 

 

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From: oplintech-bounces at oplin.org [mailto:oplintech-bounces at oplin.org] On Behalf Of JKENZIG
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 9:11 PM
To: OPLINTECH
Subject: [OPLINTECH] Gattach and Yattach Set Default mail in Windows

Here is a solution to the Mail a web page from the browser(or adobe) problem that libraries may face where Patrons may want to mail a page they are on to themselves for future reference.  Rather then having to allow them to send mail from your own server you can set the default mail client in Windows to be Yahoo or Gmail with the below two utilities from Chris Wood. Then instruct your users to use their gmail or yahoo account (whichever utility you choose to install) to send mail from.   I picked up the tip on this from a twitter from Paul Thurrot.

The download and information page from Yattach to use Yahoo as the default mail client is: 
http://chris.wood.name/yAttach/ <http://chris.wood.name/yAttach/>  

For Google Gmail it is: 
http://chris.wood.name/gAttach/ <http://chris.wood.name/gAttach/>  

The Yattach and Gattach add-ons allow you to send email via either Yahoo or Gmail directly from 
Explorer 
Microsoft Office 
Adobe Acrobat 
Windows Photo Gallery 
Internet Explorer 
Firefox and more 

This allows you to remove any local email programs like Outlook and Outlook Express to prevent users from saving and receiving emails directly to your workstations.  

Drawback of course is that you have to encourage patrons to open a Yahoo or Gmail account depending on which plug-in you load, meaning your library has to commit to one or the other but it will reduce spam coming into your domain if you do this. I tend to prefer Gmail over Yahoo because it opens more types of attachments and lets you even view them as a webpage if you like. I believe that Google has finally removed the requirement to have a cell phone to sign up for a Gmail account making it that much easier and having a Google ID allows you access to all of the other Google Apps(writer, spreadsheet, etc) that your users will benefit from anyways.  

Regards, 
Jim Kenzig 
Network Manager 
Cuyahoga County Public Library 

 
 
 


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