Uninstall Hidden Softwares Come's With XP

Windows XP comes with a variety of software pre-installed like WordPad. These Out-Of-The-Box Software cannot be removed using the Add/Remove Programs Function in the Control Panel because they are hidden.

How to Make the OoBe programs appear:

• First open My Computer
• On the Tools menu in Windows Explorer, click Folder Options.
• Click the View tab.
• Under Hidden files and folders, click Show hidden files and folders

Second, Locate your Windows Folder:

• Inside the Windows Folder (Usually C:\Windows), locate the folder named INI
• Inside the folder C:\windows\inf, you will find a file called: Sysoc.inf
• Open the file in Notepad

The file will look something like this:

[Version]
Signature = “$Windows NT$”
DriverVer=07/01/2001,5.1.2600.0

[Components]
NtComponents=ntoc.dll,NtOcSetupProc,,4
WBEM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wbemoc.inf,hide,7
Display=desk.cpl,DisplayOcSetupProc,,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,comnt5.inf,hide,7
dtc=msdtcstp.dll,OcEntry,dtcnt5.inf,hide,7
IndexSrv_System = setupqry.dll,IndexSrv,setupqry.inf,,7
TerminalServer=TsOc.dll, HydraOc, TsOc.inf,hide,2 <== Terminal Server (Disables Fast User Login, Remote Desktop.)
msmq=msmqocm.dll,MsmqOcm,msmqocm.inf,,6
ims=imsinsnt.dll,OcEntry,ims.inf,,7
fp_extensions=fp40ext.dll,FrontPage4Extensions,fp40ext.inf,,7
AutoUpdate=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,au.inf,hide,7 <== Auto Update
msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7 <== Windows Messenger (aka MSN Messenger)
RootAutoUpdate=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,rootau.inf,,7
IEAccess=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,ieaccess.inf,,7

Games=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,games.inf,,7 <== Games
AccessUtil=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,accessor.inf,,7
CommApps=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,communic.inf,HIDE,7
MultiM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,multimed.inf,HIDE,7
AccessOpt=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,optional.inf,HIDE,7
Pinball=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,pinball.inf,HIDE,7 <== Pinball
MSWordPad=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wordpad.inf,HIDE,7 <== WordPad
ZoneGames=zoneoc.dll,ZoneSetupProc,igames.inf,,7

[Global]
WindowTitle=%WindowTitle%
WindowTitle.StandAlone=”*”

•  If you look closely, you will notice the word: “HIDE” appearing several places. These are the OoBe programs that Windows will not allow you to see in Add/Remove Programs list.
• Remove the word HIDE, but keep the commas: Before--> ,HIDE,  After-->  ,,
• Save the file when done.
• Now these programs will be visible in the Add/Remove Programs list

Note1:

Even though you can show all these programs in the list, Windows will not allow you to remove all. Depending on which Service they are dependent of.

Note2:

To be on the safe side of things, I suggest you make a backup of the Sysoc.Inf file before tampering with it.

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