Windows 2000 Add/Remove Programs Hack

[johndrake]

A while back somebody posted a way to "unhide" some Windows 2000 components in Add/Remove Programs. I've lost my printout of the process. Could somebody repost it?

Thanks for the help...

 

[Ladi]

Try searching the archives (bottom search) for "add/remove"

~Ladi

 

[easternerd]

hi there ,
It was none other than me who posted the hack ~~~~~~~~
here it is

BE CAREFUL MAKE A BACKUP OF THE ORIGINAL FILE JOHNDRAKE,,,,,,
Hidden in the C:\WINNT\INF directory is a file called Sysoc.inf. On my Windows 2000 Professional system, this file contains the following text:

[Version]
Signature = "$Windows NT$"
DriverVer=11/14/1999,5.00.2183.1

[Components]
NtComponents=ntoc.dll,NtOcSetupProc,,4
Display=desk.cpl,DisplayOcSetupProc,,6
Fax=faxocm.dll,FaxOcmSetupProc,faxsetup.inf,hide,7
NetOC=netoc.dll,NetOcSetupProc,netoc.inf,,7
iis=iis.dll,OcEntry,iis.inf,,7
com=comsetup.dll,OcEntry,comnt5.inf,hide,7 ; temp fix for 64-bits
dtc=comsetup.dll,OcEntry,dtcnt5.inf,hide,7 ; temp fix for 64-bits
IndexSrv_System = setupqry.dll,IndexSrv,setupqry.inf,,7
msmq=msmqocm.dll,MsmqOcm,msmqocm.inf,,6 ; temp fix for 64-bits
ims=imsinsnt.dll,OcEntry,ims.inf,,7
fp_extensions=fp40ext.dll,FrontPage4Extensions,fp40ext.inf,,7 ; temp fix for 64-bits
iisdbg=iisdbg.dll,ScrptDbg,iisdbg.inf,,7 ; temp fix for 64-bits
imagevue=ockodak.dll,ImagingOcEntry,imagevue.inf,hide,7 ; temp fix for 64-bits

; old base components
Games=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,games.inf,HIDE,7
AccessUtil=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,accessor.inf,HIDE,7
CommApps=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,communic.inf,HIDE,7
media_clips=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,mmopt.inf,HIDE,7
MultiM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,multimed.inf,HIDE,7
AccessOpt=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,optional.inf,HIDE,7
Pinball=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,pinball.inf,HIDE,7
MSWordPad=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wordpad.inf,HIDE,7


[Global]
WindowTitle=%WindowTitle%
WindowTitle.StandAlone=%WindowTitle_Standalone%


[Strings]
WindowTitle=Windows 2000 Professional Setup
WindowTitle_Standalone=Windows Components Wizard


The key here is the section titled "old base components." If you remove the ",HIDE" text (or, ",hide" in some cases) from the lines in that section, those components will show up in Add/Remove Programs. You can also remove the ",hide" text from the Image Vue and Fax entries above it if you so desire. When you're done editing the file (it's wise to make a backup first just in case), save it and re-run Add/Remove Programs.


here are the Programs u can Uninstall::::;;;;
Now that's more like it. With this simple editing session, the Windows Component Wizard (again, launched from Add/Remove Programs) now allows you to uninstall the following components

Accessibility Wizard
Accessories - Calculator, Character Map, Clipboard Viewer, Desktop Wallpaper, Document templates, Mouse pointers, Object Packager, Paint, Screen Savers (OpenGL and Standard), WordPad
Communications - Chat, HyperTerminal, Phone Dialer
Games - FreeCell, Minesweeper, Pinball, Solitaire
Imaging
Microsoft Fax Service

 

[johndrake]

Easternerd,

Thanks very much. I'd tried searching earlier, but was unable to find the original post. Thanks for reposting it.