I wish MS made it possible to uninstall components like IE and WMP

[BigToque]

I really just wish that these programs weren't tied to the OS. It's not that I don't use them, I just wish they were optional.

 

[firewall]

Windows n Editions might help you out a bit there.

 

[firewall]

They are available in European countries, BTW.

 

[JonnyBlaze]

you can uninstall outlook express & messenger.

 

[MrChad]

How to manually remove and reinstall Outlook Express

To remove Windows Messenger, type RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\inf\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove in Start / Run.

 

[firewall]

Originally posted by: MrChad
How to manually remove and reinstall Outlook Express

To remove Windows Messenger, type RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\inf\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove in Start / Run.

:beer: Cheers!

 

[rogue1979]

If you remove your hard drive and slave it in another NTFS system you can. But after you boot up to the altered drive without IE, the task manager and a few other things will no longer function.

 

[scottws]

I know you can use nLite to create a XP installation disc that doesn't contain things such as IE (I always remove MSN Explorer and Tour), I would refrain from doing so. I believe many components assume it's there and use it.