How to remove "Data Sources (ODBC)" from control panel?

Hi,

Does anyone know how to remove or disable "Data Sources (ODBC)" from control
panel? I was able to remove it from Administrative Tools easily through
disabling shortcut in Standard Start Menu Shortcut component.
--
Chip

Dear Chip,

Please try this solution.

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\don't
load]
- odbccp32.cpl (ODBC Applet)
Set this value to "No"

Otherwise, you may reference following page to create a policy file.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/207750/en-us

--
Best Regards,
Bing Chen
Advantech Co., Ltd.
Microsoft eMVP

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> Hi,
>
> Does anyone know how to remove or disable "Data Sources (ODBC)" from
> control
> panel? I was able to remove it from Administrative Tools easily through
> disabling shortcut in Standard Start Menu Shortcut component.
> --
> Chip

Hi Bing,

Thanks for your reply. I am not quite sure I understand your first
solution. I tried to open odbccp32.cpl file with notepad or wordpad without
success. My guess from your last reply was I needed to edit cpl file for
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\don't
load]. Correct me if I am wrong.

Thanks a lot.

--
Chip


"Bing.Chen" wrote:

> Dear Chip,
>
> Please try this solution.
>
> [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\don't
> load]
> - odbccp32.cpl (ODBC Applet)
> Set this value to "No"
>
> Otherwise, you may reference following page to create a policy file.
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/207750/en-us
>
> --
> Best Regards,
> Bing Chen
> Advantech Co., Ltd.
> Microsoft eMVP
>
> ¬ãµØ - ·L³n¥xÆW°Ï´O¤J¦¡§@·~¨t²Î¸g¾P°Ó
> http://www.advantech.com.tw/epc/newsletter/ATW/2005MS/
>
>
> "Chip" <Chip@discussions.microsoft.com> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:024ABC23-AD38-4C69-8F00-E6C401829F9A@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > Does anyone know how to remove or disable "Data Sources (ODBC)" from
> > control
> > panel? I was able to remove it from Administrative Tools easily through
> > disabling shortcut in Standard Start Menu Shortcut component.
> > --
> > Chip
>
>
>

Chip, he meant to tell you to add that value to the registry. I'm getting a
vibe that you never edited the registry before and so i'll try to break this
down to simpler steps and also give you a better solution.

First you need to copy several files to your image in order to run the
registry editor. You will need the following files from a machine running
full XP: aclui.dll, clb.dll, and regedit.exe. Save those files to your
C:\WINDOWS\system32 directory on your embedded image.

Then go to Start>Run and type in regedit and press OK. That should open up
the registry editor. Once in the registry editor, navigate to this folder
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ControlPanel\NameSpace\

Under the Namespace folder, you should see several folders, some with really
long names like "{0DF44EAA-FF21-4412-828E-260A8728E7F1}". Browse through each
folder until you find that ODBC Applet and delete that folder completely or
rename it with a - in front, like so
"-{0DF44EAA-FF21-4412-828E-260A8728E7F1}". That applies to any of the other
programs you want to remove from Control Panel.



"Chip" wrote:

> Hi Bing,
>
> Thanks for your reply. I am not quite sure I understand your first
> solution. I tried to open odbccp32.cpl file with notepad or wordpad without
> success. My guess from your last reply was I needed to edit cpl file for
> [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\don't
> load]. Correct me if I am wrong.
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
> --
> Chip
>
>
> "Bing.Chen" wrote:
>
> > Dear Chip,
> >
> > Please try this solution.
> >
> > [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\don't
> > load]
> > - odbccp32.cpl (ODBC Applet)
> > Set this value to "No"
> >
> > Otherwise, you may reference following page to create a policy file.
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/207750/en-us
> >
> > --
> > Best Regards,
> > Bing Chen
> > Advantech Co., Ltd.
> > Microsoft eMVP
> >
> > ¬ãµØ - ·L³n¥xÆW°Ï´O¤J¦¡§@·~¨t²Î¸g¾P°Ó
> > http://www.advantech.com.tw/epc/newsletter/ATW/2005MS/
> >
> >
> > "Chip" <Chip@discussions.microsoft.com> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:024ABC23-AD38-4C69-8F00-E6C401829F9A@microsoft.com...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Does anyone know how to remove or disable "Data Sources (ODBC)" from
> > > control
> > > panel? I was able to remove it from Administrative Tools easily through
> > > disabling shortcut in Standard Start Menu Shortcut component.
> > > --
> > > Chip
> >
> >
> >

Dear pyz,

Thanks for your very clear explanation and I will give it a try. I also
found a simpler solution to the problem. I was able to remove Data Sources
(ODBC) icon from Control Panel by disabling odbccp.cpl file in "Microsoft
Data Access Components" component.

Regards.
--
Chip


"pyz" wrote:

> Chip, he meant to tell you to add that value to the registry. I'm getting a
> vibe that you never edited the registry before and so i'll try to break this
> down to simpler steps and also give you a better solution.
>
> First you need to copy several files to your image in order to run the
> registry editor. You will need the following files from a machine running
> full XP: aclui.dll, clb.dll, and regedit.exe. Save those files to your
> C:\WINDOWS\system32 directory on your embedded image.
>
> Then go to Start>Run and type in regedit and press OK. That should open up
> the registry editor. Once in the registry editor, navigate to this folder
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ControlPanel\NameSpace\
>
> Under the Namespace folder, you should see several folders, some with really
> long names like "{0DF44EAA-FF21-4412-828E-260A8728E7F1}". Browse through each
> folder until you find that ODBC Applet and delete that folder completely or
> rename it with a - in front, like so
> "-{0DF44EAA-FF21-4412-828E-260A8728E7F1}". That applies to any of the other
> programs you want to remove from Control Panel.
>
>
>
> "Chip" wrote:
>
> > Hi Bing,
> >
> > Thanks for your reply. I am not quite sure I understand your first
> > solution. I tried to open odbccp32.cpl file with notepad or wordpad without
> > success. My guess from your last reply was I needed to edit cpl file for
> > [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\don't
> > load]. Correct me if I am wrong.
> >
> > Thanks a lot.
> >
> > --
> > Chip
> >
> >
> > "Bing.Chen" wrote:
> >
> > > Dear Chip,
> > >
> > > Please try this solution.
> > >
> > > [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\don't
> > > load]
> > > - odbccp32.cpl (ODBC Applet)
> > > Set this value to "No"
> > >
> > > Otherwise, you may reference following page to create a policy file.
> > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/207750/en-us
> > >
> > > --
> > > Best Regards,
> > > Bing Chen
> > > Advantech Co., Ltd.
> > > Microsoft eMVP
> > >
> > > ¬ãµØ - ·L³n¥xÆW°Ï´O¤J¦¡§@·~¨t²Î¸g¾P°Ó
> > > http://www.advantech.com.tw/epc/newsletter/ATW/2005MS/
> > >
> > >
> > > "Chip" <Chip@discussions.microsoft.com> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:024ABC23-AD38-4C69-8F00-E6C401829F9A@microsoft.com...
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone know how to remove or disable "Data Sources (ODBC)" from
> > > > control
> > > > panel? I was able to remove it from Administrative Tools easily through
> > > > disabling shortcut in Standard Start Menu Shortcut component.
> > > > --
> > > > Chip
> > >
> > >
> > >