windows cardspace

[meaginn]

how do I get windows cardspace off my computer?

 

[Allan]

how do I get windows cardspace off my computer?

It is not so easy to uninstall it but you can easily disable the two
services "Windows Card Space" and "Smart Card" if you do not plan to use a
smart card at all. I have tried using TweakUI to remove the Control Panel
applet but it did not work as it is supposed to work; the applet still show
up in Control Panel anyway.

 

[meaginn]

thanks, Allan

 

[ju.c]

You can rename these 3 files (add .bak or .?) and it's gone, but you can
easily brig it back.

C:\WINDOWS\system32\icardagt.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\infocardcpl.cpl
C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.0\Windows Communication
Foundation\infocard.exe


ju.c

 

[Allan]

You can rename these 3 files (add .bak or .?) and it's gone, but you can
easily brig it back.

C:\WINDOWS\system32\icardagt.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\infocardcpl.cpl
C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.0\Windows Communication
Foundation\infocard.exe

I don't know why TweakUI is unable to hide the applet properly. I thought I
had configured it to hide the CardSpace applet but it still appears in
Control Panel.

 

[ju.c]

Works for me, both methods, that is TweakUI and renaming.

Hmmm . . .

Try adding the following, manually

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control
Panel\don't load

String Value: infocardcpl.cpl
Data: YES

Log Off or Restart


ju.c

 

[Allan]

Works for me, both methods, that is TweakUI and renaming.

Hmmm . . .

Try adding the following, manually

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control
Panel\don't load

String Value: infocardcpl.cpl
Data: YES

Log Off or Restart

I tried doing that and I notice that the "speech.cpl" applet also is not
able to be hidden using TweakUI either.
Here is the key as I modified it:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control
Panel\don't load]
"speech.cpl"="Yes"
"infocardcpl.cpl"="Yes" .
But even though I also have unchecked the boxes for them in TweakUI they
both still appear in the Control Panel. I think I give up.
Thanks anyway for the suggestion.

 

[Allan]

Works for me, both methods, that is TweakUI and renaming.

Hmmm . . .

Try adding the following, manually

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control
Panel\don't load

String Value: infocardcpl.cpl
Data: YES

Log Off or Restart

I found an acceptable workaround. I had been using the "Classic View" of
Control Panel and I simply switched to "Category View". Now the Windows
Cardspace icon no longer appears in the Control Panel. I forgot to mention
that I was using "Classic View" in my earlier replies.