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Can I remove Microsoft Exchange now that I'm using Microsoft Outlook?

If you were previously using the Microsoft Exchange client or Windows Messaging, Exchng32.exe and other files remain on your system. They are not removed when you install Outlook. The following suggestions are based on general knowledge of where Outlook components are located and how they are installed, but should be used at your own risk. 

Outlook 2000 in Corporate/Workgroup mode
Outlook 98 in Corporate/Workgroup mode or Outlook 97 | More Information

Outlook 98 or Outlook 2000 in Internet Mail Only mode 

 If you are using Outlook 98 or Outlook 2000 in Internet Mail Only mode, you should be able to safely remove these Microsoft Exchange/Windows Messaging through Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Windows Setup. If you are prompted to remove shared components, answer No in each case. 
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Outlook 2000 in Corporate/Workgroup mode

 Unless you are using Microsoft Fax or running Windows 95 or Windows NT and managing a workgroup postoffice, you should be able to safely remove these Microsoft Exchange/Windows Messaging through Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Windows Setup. Outlook 2000 keeps its messaging components separate from those installed by the operating system, so it should be safe to remove all components.
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Outlook 98 in Corporate/Workgroup mode or Outlook 97

Do not remove Microsoft Exchange through Control Panel. This is known to remove all the e-mail functionality from Microsoft Outlook 97 and may do the same for Outlook 98.

However, it is safe to delete just the Exchng32.exe file, if you're not planning to use Microsoft Exchange, but leave all the other components intact. I would recommend, though, that you leave the Exchng.32.exe file, since it can be handy for troubleshooting.
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More Information

 Outlook 97 users may want to switch the Inbox icon and shortcut on their Windows desktop to launch Outlook instead of Exchange and display an Outlook icon. Use the \Valupack\Patch\Chnginbx.exe utility on the Outlook/Office CD.
Updated Jul 15 2008
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