Sneaky Grey Diamond Shapes

[Me2Ewe]

I need some help here guys:

I went to hook-up IIS and I noticed in the Add/Remove Windows Components
there are these grey baseball diamond shapes with the check marks already
checked. You cannot take out the check mark either, the only one I can take
the check out of is Windows Messenger. They look the same as the hidden
devices in Device Manager like Non-Plug & Play Drives. Here is my Windows
Components List:

þ Blank [Grey Diamond Shape]------------------------- 0.0MB

þ Blank [Grey Diamond Shape]------------------------- 56.8MB

þ Accessories & Utilities-------------------------------- 18.0MB

þ COM+--------------------------------------------------- 18.0MB

þ Distributed Transaction Coordinator---------------- 7.0MB

þ Fax Services-------------------------------------------- 3.8MB

þ Indexing Service--------------------------------------- 0.0MB

þ Internet Explorer--------------------------------------- 0.0MB

þ Internet Information Services------------------------- 13.5MB

¨ Management & Monitoring Tools-------------------- 2.0MB

þ Media Center [Grey Diamond Shape]---------------- 0.0MB

þ Message Queing---------------------------------------- 0.0MB

¨ MSN Explorer------------------------------------------ 20.7MB

þ Networking Services----------------------------------- 0.3MB

¨ Other Networking File & Print Services------------- 0.0MB

þ Outlook Express---------------------------------------- 0.0MB

¨ Terminal Server---------------------------------------- 0.0MB

þ Update Root Certificates------------------------------ 0.0MB

þ Windows Media Player-------------------------------- 0.0MB

¨ Windows Messenger [Green man]------------------- 0.0MB

¨ Windows Messenger [Grey Diamond Shape]------- 14.3MB

þ WMI [Grey Diamond Shape]------------------------- 16.8MB

Why do some show 0.0MB when they are being used like IE?

I am having some trouble with my network seeing the other computers or file
sharing, could this be part of it?

Let me know if there is some way to remove them and if I should be removing
some of the others [There are 5 grey shapes]

Thanks for any help

Bruce

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Did you happen to modify the sysoc.inf?

Like shown here...
Remove un-wanted programs in XP
http://www.mvps.org/ecvogel/kb/XP_remove_progs.htm

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Me2Ewe]

Nope I didn't modify anything, but i tried that and nothing changed.
B

Did you happen to modify the sysoc.inf?

Like shown here...
Remove un-wanted programs in XP
http://www.mvps.org/ecvogel/kb/XP_remove_progs.htm

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I need some help here guys:

I went to hook-up IIS and I noticed in the Add/Remove Windows Components
there are these grey baseball diamond shapes with the check marks already
checked. You cannot take out the check mark either, the only one I can
take the check out of is Windows Messenger. They look the same as the
hidden devices in Device Manager like Non-Plug & Play Drives. Here is my
Windows Components List:

þ Blank [Grey Diamond Shape]------------------------- 0.0MB

þ Blank [Grey Diamond Shape]------------------------- 56.8MB

þ Accessories & Utilities-------------------------------- 18.0MB

þ COM+--------------------------------------------------- 18.0MB

þ Distributed Transaction Coordinator---------------- 7.0MB

þ Fax Services-------------------------------------------- 3.8MB

þ Indexing Service--------------------------------------- 0.0MB

þ Internet Explorer--------------------------------------- 0.0MB

þ Internet Information Services------------------------- 13.5MB

¨ Management & Monitoring Tools-------------------- 2.0MB

þ Media Center [Grey Diamond Shape]---------------- 0.0MB

þ Message Queing---------------------------------------- 0.0MB

¨ MSN Explorer------------------------------------------ 20.7MB

þ Networking Services----------------------------------- 0.3MB

¨ Other Networking File & Print Services------------- 0.0MB

þ Outlook Express---------------------------------------- 0.0MB

¨ Terminal Server---------------------------------------- 0.0MB

þ Update Root Certificates------------------------------ 0.0MB

þ Windows Media Player-------------------------------- 0.0MB

¨ Windows Messenger [Green man]------------------- 0.0MB

¨ Windows Messenger [Grey Diamond Shape]------- 14.3MB

þ WMI [Grey Diamond Shape]------------------------- 16.8MB

Why do some show 0.0MB when they are being used like IE?

I am having some trouble with my network seeing the other computers or
file sharing, could this be part of it?

Let me know if there is some way to remove them and if I should be
removing some of the others [There are 5 grey shapes]

Thanks for any help

Bruce