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i can not remove them from the add remove programs compoments. it does not have a accessories option.
i also tried sto edit the sysoc.inf file but you sitll can run them from the run command. how can i prevent the games from running on my computers.
thanks
Tom Chagnon
tchagnon@hampdenpapers.com
by ewgny
by ewgny
You can also just delete the executables for the games found in your winnt\system32 directory sol.exe ; pinball.exe ; freecell.exe ; winmine.exe
and remove the menu item. You can also restrict them with group policy
user configuration\administrative templates\system
enable the "don't run specified windows applications and enter in the above executables. It may save you the time of running around uninstalling
by ewgny
You don't get an error message if the menu item is removed for them to launch. There should be no reason that he can't remove them through add/remove.
I personally used the group policy method. However a user may still be able to launch from the command line. I have locked down the staff workstations via group policy to restict their
access to "run" and cmd
by darts32
You were close by editing the sysoc.inf file.
Here's what you need to do. bring up the sysoc.inf file and make a copy of it and save to your desktop. open the one in the c:\winnt\INF folder in notepad. click edit,replace and in the find whattype hide. leave the replace with: blank and click ok. Now go to add remove Windows compoments. Now all uninstall options appear. when done copy the one saved to the desktop back into c:\winnt\INF and say yes to overwrite.
Do not delete the executables as told above error messages will popup that these files cannot be found.
by dave.osborne
Take a look here ...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;223182
Remember to remove any spaces in the URL.
Just adding to the #2 answer.
-Dave
by tchagnon
thank's
it ine
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