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How can I uninstall hidden Windows components?
John Savill
June 6, 2001
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A. When you start the Add/Remove Programs Control Panel applet and select Add/Remove Windows components, the system doesn't display all of the components because Windows doesn't want them uninstalled. However, you can change which components the system displays. Perform the following steps:
Open the sysoc.inf file located in the %systemroot%inf folder.
Go to the [Components] section.
Locate the entry you want to make uninstallable and remove the word "hide." For example, for MSN Messenger Service, change the line
msmsgs=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7to
msmsgs=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,,7Save the sysoc.inf file.
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