Add+and+remove+more+options+in

Add/Remove program list Want to have more options in?

All programs that are available on your Windows XP system are not available for removal.

For example Notepad.

You donʹt want to remove Notepad from Add/Remove program list, but this is an example.

Why are some programs in the list, and some not?.

It is intentional by Microsoft, and done to protect you from fouling the M/c.

There is a unique method which we allows us to control what appears on list and what does not.

If you have installed Windows in C: drive ,

Go to C:\WINDOWS\inf

A shortcut is to type after C:\Windows [\inf ] on the top line.

This will take you straight there.

Then scroll down to :‐ sysoc.inf file click on it to open.

The file contents should look like the example below:‐

Seek out the components that have word HIDE as second last item on the row.

This hide tells system to not to display those items/apps in the Add/Remove program list.

If you want to have this item in list, simply replace it with blank taking care to remove the extra

comma also.

Signature = ʺ$Windows NT$ʺ

DriverVer= 07/01/2001,5.1.2600.0

[Components]

NtComponents= ntoc.dll,NtOcSetupProc,,4

WBEM= ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wbemoc.inf,hide,7

Display= desk.cpl,DisplayOcSetupProc,,7

Fax= fxsocm.dll,FaxOcmSetupProc,fxsocm.inf,,7

NetOC= netoc.dll,NetOcSetupProc,netoc.inf,,7

iis= iis.dll,OcEntry,iis.inf,,7

com= comsetup.dll,OcEntry,comnt5.inf,hide,7

dtc= msdtcstp.dll,OcEntry,dtcnt5.inf,hide,7

IndexSrv_System = setupqry.dll,IndexSrv,setupqry.inf,,7

TerminalServer= TsOc.dll, HydraOc, TsOc.inf,hide,2

msmq= msmqocm.dll,MsmqOcm,msmqocm.inf,,6

ims= imsinsnt.dll,OcEntry,ims.inf,,7

fp_extensions= fp40ext.dll,FrontPage4Extensions,fp40ext.inf,,7

AutoUpdate= ocgen.dll,OcEntry,au.inf,hide,7

msmsgs= msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7

RootAutoUpdate= ocgen.dll,OcEntry,rootau.inf,,7

IEAccess= ocgen.dll,OcEntry,ieaccess.inf,,7

Games= ocgen.dll,OcEntry,games.inf,,7

AccessUtil= ocgen.dll,OcEntry,accessor.inf,,7

CommApps= ocgen.dll,OcEntry,communic.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

ZoneGames= zoneoc.dll,ZoneSetupProc,igames.inf,,7

[Global]

WindowTitle= %WindowTitle%

WindowTitle.StandAlone= ʺ*ʺ