Adding HIDDEN Windows component to Control Panel's Add/Remove Dialogue

[Warren C. E. Austin]

Some weeks ago (and like a ninny I didn't elect to store messages off-line) one of the users here *posted* a solution whereby an end-user could restore a number of intentionally HIDDEN Windows "System" Components to the Add/Remove Control Panel through the judicious editing of one of the *.inf's located in the INF subfolder of the the WINNT (or whatever it maybe called) folder.

I need the name of that specific *.inf and, if whoever *posted* this information in the first place would be so kind, instructions on how to proceed.

Warren C. E. Austin
Toronto, Canada

 

[Thane of Lochaber]

This page explains how to do it:
http://www.mvps.org/ecvogel/kb/XP_remove_progs.htm

 

[Rick]

Some weeks ago (and like a ninny I didn't elect to store messages off-line) one of the users here *posted* a solution whereby an

end-user could restore a number of intentionally HIDDEN Windows "System" Components to the Add/Remove Control Panel through the
judicious editing of one of the *.inf's located in the INF subfolder of the the WINNT (or whatever it maybe called) folder.

I need the name of that specific *.inf and, if whoever *posted* this information in the first place would be so kind, instructions on how to proceed.

Warren C. E. Austin
Toronto, Canada

The file you want to edit is SYSOC.INF. Remove the "hide"
parameter from those features you want to appear in Add/
Remove Programs, e.g. change it from:

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

to:

Games=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,games.inf,,7

Note the double comma. Make sure you leave both commas.

Rick

 

[Warren C. E. Austin]

Some weeks ago (and like a ninny I didn't elect to store messages
off-line) one of the users here *posted* a solution whereby an end-user
could restore a number of intentionally HIDDEN Windows "System"
Components to the Add/Remove Control Panel through the judicious editing
of one of the *.inf's located in the INF subfolder of the the WINNT (or
whatever it maybe called) folder.

I need the name of that specific *.inf and, if whoever *posted* this
information in the first place would be so kind, instructions on how to
proceed.

Warren C. E. Austin
Toronto, Canada

That's the one folks!

Thanks to both of your for your timely response.

Warren C. E. Austin
Toronto, Canada