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by joshg 1 view

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I have a client that wants the games removed from a specific users Windows 2000 Pro install. I did the delete of sol.exe and the others, but they come right back. Must be a W2K system file watcher feature. Anyway I looked in Technet and found Q314614 outlining the removal from Add Remove Programs. This is an OEM install of W2K and there is no option for "Subcomponents of Accessories and Utilities" under Add/Remove Windows Components.

I have looked on other W2K Pro machines and have the same result. What am I missing?

W2K Pro SP2

Thanks

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by isadmin

Login as a user with administrator rights.
start/programs/accessories/right click games/delete.

by timwalsh

If I understand you correctly, you are saying that when you highlight Accessories and Utilities in the Ad/Remove Programs Windows Components Wizard, the Details button is grayed out?

by timwalsh

If this is the case, one possibility is that you aren't logged on with administrator priviliges. Another possibility is that a Group Policy has been set to remove access to this feature.

by joshg

Nope, the Add/Remove Windows components doesn't even show in the list. I have not configured andy group policies and have tried to perform the uninstall as admin.

by jeff adams

Edit \WinNT\inf\sysoc.inf

Remove HIDE from the following two lines:

Games=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,games.inf,HIDE,7
Pinball=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,pinball.inf,HIDE,7

Save the file then go into the Add/Remove Windows Components. Games will now be listed under Accessories and Utilities. Proceed as normal to remove the components.

To prevent the reinstallation via this method, add HIDE back to the INF entries and save the file again.

-Jeff

by joshg

See e-mail I sent you. I am splitting the points, see my response to eric's answer.

by eric.gustafson

2 Options.

Answer #1. Notepad \winnt\inf\sysoc.inf
Remove the word HIDE from the following 2 entries.
Games=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,games.inf,HIDE,7
Pinball=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,pinball.inf,HIDE,7
remove games via add/remove windows components. re-edit sysoc.inf and re-insert the HIDE commands.

Answer #2. Search for the 4 games: pinball.exe, winmine.exe, sol.exe, freecell.exe
You should find 2 occurrances of each with the exception of pinball. Delete both copies at the same time. Win2k will pop up it's file protection dialog-- don't let it try to replace..tell it you know what you're doing. :-)

by joshg

Jeff beat you too it. Since I didn't close it fast enough and both of you gave the same partial answer, you can share the points. There is still one more line that has to have the HIDE removed from, see the Technet article pertainin gto the topic. Then the Accessories items will show up under the add remove windows components.

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