Which hidden components in WinXP are worth recovering

  

Windows XP components can be added and removed in the Control Panel, but we can only see some of them in the Control Panel. By modifying the Windowsinfsysos.inf file on the system disk, we can recover the hidden components of the system. So which of these components are worth recovering? Please take a look at the discussion below.

a display hidden component

does not show in Windows XP's "Add /Remove Windows Components", such as multimedia, accessibility and the like is more deserving of recovery for these hidden Component, you can modify the SYSOC.INF installation file to display it. To do this, open the Explorer, click Tools, Folder Options, View, and specify Show All Files in Advanced Settings. Then enter the "WINDOWSINF" folder, open the SYSOC.INF file with Notepad, there are many statements like "AccessOpt=ocgen.dll?OcEntry?optional.inf?HIDE?7", delete the "hide" among them (note to retain the English comma), after saving the file to open the "Add /Remove Windows components", select "accessories and tools", "Details", you will find the list of components there have been a lot of options!

II. hidden components

can restore hidden components can be recovered are:

TerminalServer-- terminal server
AutoUpdate - Windows automatic updates
msmsgs - Windows Messenger
Pinball - pinball
MSWordPad-- tablet

three, these three components worth recovery

1. terminal server. After installing the terminal server, the user can remotely assist in solving some local machine problems, which is the same as the remote control software, which is divided into client and server. It's free and consumes a lot of resources, but it supports up to two users logging in at the same time, which is enough for individual users.

2.Windows automatic update service. Many users do not like to use the automatic update service to update the system. They usually use the SUS server to update the LAN. However, the component is hidden. There is no way to uninstall it. It can only be disabled. After modifying the SYSOC.INF file, you can find out the component. Uninstall it.

3.Windows Messenger and Windows Media Player components. Windows XP system installs these two components by default. Some users want to uninstall, but are hidden. After modifying the SYSOC.INF file, you can find out the component and uninstall it completely.

This method also applies to Windows Server 2003 system!

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