You might want to consider bypassing the entire outlook problem since you never know if it is going to be installed or not.
There are a few different vendors of SMTP controls to choose from which will let you send email with no application dependencies. My company has a component called SMTP Wizard SSL which lets you send emails very easily.
We have an article on it in the articles section of this site, or here:
http://www.seekfordsolutions.com/Articles/HowToSendEmailFromYourProgram.aspGood luck with your project.
Brian Seekford
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