Masti123
02-22-2009, 01:00 PM
Want to have more options in the Add/Remove program list ?
All programs that are available on your Windows XP system are not available for removal. For example wordpad. I mean you don't want to remove wordpad from Add/Remove program list, but that serves just as an example. So why are some programs in the list and some not. Its not a game of Random numbers. There many a few unique methods through which we can control what appears on list and what does not. If you have installed Windows in C: drive , Go to C:\WINDOWS\inf (substituting the correct drive letter for your version of Windows) and open the sysoc.inf file. File contents looks like this: See 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. I think you understand what am I saying
[Version]
Signature = "$Windows NT$"
DriverVer=07/01/2001,5.1.2600.0
[Components]
NtComponents=ntoc.dll,NtOcSetu pProc,,4
WBEM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wbemoc. inf,hide,7
Display=desk.cpl,DisplayOcSetu pProc,,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,comnt 5.inf,hide,7
dtc=msdtcstp.dll,OcEntry,dtcnt 5.inf,hide,7
IndexSrv_System = setupqry.dll,IndexSrv,setupqry .inf,,7
TerminalServer=TsOc.dll, HydraOc, TsOc.inf,hide,2
msmq=msmqocm.dll,MsmqOcm,msmqo cm.inf,,6
ims=imsinsnt.dll,OcEntry,ims.i nf,,7
fp_extensions=fp40ext.dll,Fron tPage4Extensions,fp40ext.inf,, 7
AutoUpdate=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,a u.inf,hide,7
msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msm sgs.inf,hide,7
RootAutoUpdate=ocgen.dll,OcEnt ry,rootau.inf,,7
IEAccess=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,iea ccess.inf,,7
Games=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,games. inf,,7
AccessUtil=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,a ccessor.inf,,7
CommApps=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,com munic.inf,HIDE,7
MultiM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,multi med.inf,HIDE,7
AccessOpt=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,op tional.inf,HIDE,7
Pinball=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,pinb all.inf,HIDE,7
MSWordPad=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wo rdpad.inf,HIDE,7
ZoneGames=zoneoc.dll,ZoneSetup Proc,igames.inf,,7
[Global]
WindowTitle=%WindowTitle%
WindowTitle.StandAlone="*"
All programs that are available on your Windows XP system are not available for removal. For example wordpad. I mean you don't want to remove wordpad from Add/Remove program list, but that serves just as an example. So why are some programs in the list and some not. Its not a game of Random numbers. There many a few unique methods through which we can control what appears on list and what does not. If you have installed Windows in C: drive , Go to C:\WINDOWS\inf (substituting the correct drive letter for your version of Windows) and open the sysoc.inf file. File contents looks like this: See 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. I think you understand what am I saying
[Version]
Signature = "$Windows NT$"
DriverVer=07/01/2001,5.1.2600.0
[Components]
NtComponents=ntoc.dll,NtOcSetu pProc,,4
WBEM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wbemoc. inf,hide,7
Display=desk.cpl,DisplayOcSetu pProc,,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,comnt 5.inf,hide,7
dtc=msdtcstp.dll,OcEntry,dtcnt 5.inf,hide,7
IndexSrv_System = setupqry.dll,IndexSrv,setupqry .inf,,7
TerminalServer=TsOc.dll, HydraOc, TsOc.inf,hide,2
msmq=msmqocm.dll,MsmqOcm,msmqo cm.inf,,6
ims=imsinsnt.dll,OcEntry,ims.i nf,,7
fp_extensions=fp40ext.dll,Fron tPage4Extensions,fp40ext.inf,, 7
AutoUpdate=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,a u.inf,hide,7
msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msm sgs.inf,hide,7
RootAutoUpdate=ocgen.dll,OcEnt ry,rootau.inf,,7
IEAccess=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,iea ccess.inf,,7
Games=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,games. inf,,7
AccessUtil=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,a ccessor.inf,,7
CommApps=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,com munic.inf,HIDE,7
MultiM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,multi med.inf,HIDE,7
AccessOpt=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,op tional.inf,HIDE,7
Pinball=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,pinb all.inf,HIDE,7
MSWordPad=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wo rdpad.inf,HIDE,7
ZoneGames=zoneoc.dll,ZoneSetup Proc,igames.inf,,7
[Global]
WindowTitle=%WindowTitle%
WindowTitle.StandAlone="*"