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

[Guest]

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.

 

[Bing.Chen]

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

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

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[Guest]

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

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.

 

[Guest]

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.

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

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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http://www.advantech.com.tw/epc/newsletter/ATW/2005MS/

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.

 

[Guest]

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

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.

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

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 - ·L³nÂ¥xÆW°Ã´O¤J¦¡§@·~¨t²Î¸g¾P°Ó
http://www.advantech.com.tw/epc/newsletter/ATW/2005MS/


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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.