Show Hidden Software in Add/Remove Programs
Updated: 14 Jun 2007 | 1 comment
One important step in creating an image for deployment is getting rid of all of the extra programs that are installed. Sometimes this can be a difficult thing to do, because they don't show up in the Add/Remove programs list. If you want to get rid of something, but it is not on the list, what are you supposed to do?
I ran across an article today that answers that question. Here is the link:
Show hidden software in Add/Remove programs
The cool thing about this method is that you can reverse engineer it. You can add the "hide" to programs contained in the file, thus preventing the end user from removing the application.
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In the MS KB article there
In the MS KB article there is a interesting info about Displaying the Items During Setup.
[quote]Displaying the Items During Setup
1. Copy the I386 folder to a distribution share.
2. expand the Sysoc.in_ file using the following command
expand -r sysoc.in_
3. Edit the Sysoc.inf file using steps 2-4 above.
4. Rename the Sysoc.in_ file to Sysoc.bak[/quote]
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