Uninstalling the Games Part of the Start up menu.

[Guest docbob]

How do we uninstall the card games etc permanantly. It seems Windows is set

to automatically reinstall these and we desprately want to get rid of them.

Many thanks if someone can help.

[Guest Kev Cole]

Re: Uninstalling the Games Part of the Start up menu.

 

Go into your conytol panel, select add/remove programs then proceed with the

Windows set up tab. Scroll down and select from there to uninstall.

 

Easy as that.

 

HTH

 

--

Regards,

 

Kev

 

"We Can Do Whatever We Want If Only We Care Enough"

"docbob" <docbob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> How do we uninstall the card games etc permanantly. It seems Windows is

> set

> to automatically reinstall these and we desprately want to get rid of

> them.

> Many thanks if someone can help.

[Guest Alias]

Re: Uninstalling the Games Part of the Start up menu.

 

docbob wrote:

> How do we uninstall the card games etc permanantly. It seems Windows is set

> to automatically reinstall these and we desprately want to get rid of them.

> Many thanks if someone can help.

 

Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs/Add/Remove Windows

Components/Accessories and Utilities/ untick games and follow the prompts.

 

Alias

[Guest docbob]

Re: Uninstalling the Games Part of the Start up menu.

 

Have tried that, but they keep reappearing.

 

"Kev Cole" wrote:

> Go into your conytol panel, select add/remove programs then proceed with the

> Windows set up tab. Scroll down and select from there to uninstall.

>

> Easy as that.

>

> HTH

>

> --

> Regards,

>

> Kev

>

> "We Can Do Whatever We Want If Only We Care Enough"

> "docbob" <docbob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:FB54A944-9E2D-44C2-9432-1CCDC5FA93B2@microsoft.com...

> > How do we uninstall the card games etc permanantly. It seems Windows is

> > set

> > to automatically reinstall these and we desprately want to get rid of

> > them.

> > Many thanks if someone can help.

>

>

>

[Guest R. McCarty]

Re: Uninstalling the Games Part of the Start up menu.

 

You can download/use a program called XPLite that selectively

removes certain Windows Components. Some selections require

the paid version, but I think you can remove the Games using the

free trial:

http://www.litepc.com/xplite.html

 

"docbob" <docbob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:E491E0B6-52F6-4DD8-BBF7-9833C86B8AD2@microsoft.com...

> Have tried that, but they keep reappearing.

>

> "Kev Cole" wrote:

>

>> Go into your conytol panel, select add/remove programs then proceed with

>> the

>> Windows set up tab. Scroll down and select from there to uninstall.

>>

>> Easy as that.

>>

>> HTH

>>

>> --

>> Regards,

>>

>> Kev

>>

>> "We Can Do Whatever We Want If Only We Care Enough"

>> "docbob" <docbob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:FB54A944-9E2D-44C2-9432-1CCDC5FA93B2@microsoft.com...

>> > How do we uninstall the card games etc permanantly. It seems Windows is

>> > set

>> > to automatically reinstall these and we desprately want to get rid of

>> > them.

>> > Many thanks if someone can help.

>>

>>

>>

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: Uninstalling the Games Part of the Start up menu.

 

Fascinating. Thanks for posting this. This looks interesting in being

able to remove some XP bloat!

 

R. McCarty wrote:

> You can download/use a program called XPLite that selectively

> removes certain Windows Components. Some selections require

> the paid version, but I think you can remove the Games using the

> free trial:

> http://www.litepc.com/xplite.html

>

> "docbob" <docbob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:E491E0B6-52F6-4DD8-BBF7-9833C86B8AD2@microsoft.com...

>> Have tried that, but they keep reappearing.

>>

>> "Kev Cole" wrote:

>>

>>> Go into your conytol panel, select add/remove programs then proceed with

>>> the

>>> Windows set up tab. Scroll down and select from there to uninstall.

>>>

>>> Easy as that.

>>>

>>> HTH

>>>

>>> --

>>> Regards,

>>>

>>> Kev

>>>

>>> "We Can Do Whatever We Want If Only We Care Enough"

>>> "docbob" <docbob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>> news:FB54A944-9E2D-44C2-9432-1CCDC5FA93B2@microsoft.com...

>>>> How do we uninstall the card games etc permanantly. It seems Windows is

>>>> set

>>>> to automatically reinstall these and we desprately want to get rid of

>>>> them.

>>>> Many thanks if someone can help.

[Guest PD43]

Re: Uninstalling the Games Part of the Start up menu.

 

On Mar 16, 5:22 pm, "Bill in Co." <not_really_h...@earthlink.net>

wrote:

> Fascinating.    Thanks for posting this.     This looks interesting in being

> able to remove some XP bloat!

 

Not enough to make a difference with today's large drives and fast

processors.

 

Still, keep your old friend System Restore handy, bucko.

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: Uninstalling the Games Part of the Start up menu.

 

PD43 wrote:

> On Mar 16, 5:22 pm, "Bill in Co." <not_really_h...@earthlink.net>

> wrote:

>

>> Fascinating. Thanks for posting this. This looks interesting in being

>> able to remove some XP bloat!

>

> Not enough to make a difference with today's large drives and fast

> processors.

>

> Still, keep your old friend System Restore handy, bucko.

 

LOL. If I can remove some XP bloat, to get it closer to the level of

98SE, I'm going there, post haste! But yeah, I'll have a backup TI image

handy for the worst case scenario (if System Restore doesn't cut it).

[Guest Frank-FL]

Re: Uninstalling the Games Part of the Start up menu.

 

 

"docbob" <docbob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FB54A944-9E2D-44C2-9432-1CCDC5FA93B2@microsoft.com...

> How do we uninstall the card games etc permanantly. It seems Windows is set

> to automatically reinstall these and we desprately want to get rid of them.

> Many thanks if someone can help.

 

How to Add or Remove Games in Windows XP

1.

With the Windows XP CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive, click Start, and then click Control Panel.

 

2.

Double-click Add or Remove Programs.

 

3.

Click Add/Remove Windows Components.

 

4.

In the Windows Components Wizard, click Accessories and Utilities (the words, not the check box), and then click Details.

 

5.

Use the appropriate method.

 

•

If the Games check box is not checked (no games are installed), and you want to install all of the games, click to select the Games check box, click OK, and then click Next.

 

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If the Games check box is not checked (no games are installed), and you want to install one or more of the games, click Games (the word, not the check box), and then click to select the check boxes for the games you want to install. Click OK, click OK, and then click Next.

 

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If the Games check box is checked and the background of the check box is white (all games are installed), and you want to uninstall all of the games, click to clear the Games check box, click OK, and then click Next.

 

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If the Games check box is checked and the background of the check box is white (all games are installed), and you want to uninstall only some of the games, click Games (the word, not the check box), and then click to clear the check boxes for the games you want to uninstall. Click OK, click OK, and then click Next.

 

•

If the Games check box is checked and the background of the check box is gray (one or more games are installed), and you want to uninstall all of the games, click to clear the Games check box, click OK, and then click Next.

 

•

If the Games check box is checked and the background of the check box is gray (one or more games are installed), and you want to uninstall only some of the games, click Games (the word, not the check box), and then click to clear the check boxes for the games you want to uninstall. Click OK, click OK, and then click Next.

 

 

 

 

By default, Windows XP includes FreeCell, Hearts, Minesweeper, Pinball, Solitaire, and Spider Solitaire.

 

 

Posted by: DemonBob

Tired of Microsoft dictating what components of their's you can uninstall. Well I have got the tip for you. This little tutorial expains how to unhide all of Microsofts Componets and make them viewable in Add/Remove Programs. Ex. MSN messanger.

Enjoy.

 

1. Navigate to C:\WINDOWS\inf

 

 

2. Open the sysoc.inf file in Notepad or another plain text editor. If you can't find the inf directory, it's probably hidden. Unhide it.

 

3. Click Tools and choose Folder Options.

Under View, enable Show Hidden Files & Folders.

 

4. In sysoc.inf, look for the section called "components" in XP or "old base components" in 2000. What looks like a bunch of gibberish is actually pretty easy to read. You'll see a component name, followed by an equals sign, followed by a list of parameters separated by commas.

 

For example: Games=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,games.inf,HIDE,7

 

 

5. The deal: the "HIDE" between the two last commas indicates a hidden component. Remove "HIDE" to unhide the component.

 

For example: Games=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,games.inf,,7

 

 

 

6. Unhide any component you want.

 

 

7. Save the file.

 

 

8. Reopen the Windows Component Wizard to see your new Add/Remove options!