>It was a big surprise to me to find that Outlook still requires Outlook Express to be installed.
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>After I installed Outlook, I remove Outlook express. Then, when I started Outlook, it gave me a message stating that I need Outlook Express. Now, what is that? Why do I need two mailers on my system?

The only reasoning I could possibly find is that Outlook uses Outlook Express for News. But that is stupid.