Normally non of windows inbuilt components visible in add/remove programs. So if you hate this and if you want make them visible to add/remove program this may help you to do so. (It will help you to remove unnecessary windows components )
Open sysoc.inf file with text editor(note pad or …………)
You will find it in
C:\Windows\inf\sysoc.inf
And you will see something like this.
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[Version]
Signature = "$Windows NT$"
DriverVer=07/01/2001,5.1.2600.2180
[Components]
NtComponents=ntoc.dll,NtOcSetupProc,,4
WBEM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wbemoc.inf,hide,7
Display=desk.cpl,DisplayOcSetupProc,,7
Fax=fxsocm.dll,FaxOcmSetupProc,fxsocm.inf,,7
NetOC=netoc.dll,NetOcSetupProc,netoc.inf,,7
iis=iis.dll,OcEntry,iis.inf,,7
com=comsetup.dll,OcEntry,comnt5.inf,hide,7
dtc=msdtcstp.dll,OcEntry,dtcnt5.inf,hide,7
IndexSrv_System = setupqry.dll,IndexSrv,setupqry.inf,,7
TerminalServer=TsOc.dll, HydraOc, TsOc.inf,hide,2
msmq=msmqocm.dll,MsmqOcm,msmqocm.inf,,6
ims=imsinsnt.dll,OcEntry,ims.inf,,7
fp_extensions=fp40ext.dll,FrontPage4Extensions,fp40ext.inf,,7
msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7
WMAccess=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wmaccess.inf,,7
RootAutoUpdate=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,rootau.inf,,7
IEAccess=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,ieaccess.inf,,7
OEAccess=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,oeaccess.inf,,7
WMPOCM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wmpocm.inf,,7
Games=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,games.inf,,7
AccessUtil=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,accessor.inf,,7
CommApps=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,communic.inf,HIDE,7
MultiM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,multimed.inf,HIDE,7
AccessOpt=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,optional.inf,HIDE,7
Pinball=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,pinball.inf,HIDE,7
MSWordPad=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wordpad.inf,HIDE,7
ZoneGames=zoneoc.dll,ZoneSetupProc,igames.inf,,7
TabletPC=tabletoc.dll,TabletSetupProc,Tabletpc.inf,HIDE,7
Freestyle=medctroc.dll,MedCtrOCISetupProc,medctroc.inf,HIDE,7
netfx=netfxocm.dll,UrtOcmProc,netfxocm.inf,hide,7
[Global]
WindowTitle=%WindowTitle%
WindowTitle.StandAlone="*"
[Components]
msnexplr=ocmsn.dll,OcEntry,msnmsn.inf,,7
[Strings]
WindowTitle="Windows Professional Setup"
WindowTitle_Standalone="Windows Components Wizard"
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This list tells us about all installed windows inbuilt components in you r system.
Pinball=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,pinball.inf,HIDE,7
Look at above line .the word HIDE tells to windows don’t display pinball component in add/remove programs.
So eliminate hide
Turn above line to this
Pinball=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,pinball.inf,,7
Do this to all components according to you r choice
Save the sysoc.inf and restart the computer.Thats all. You r choosen windows components now visible in Add/remove Programs.
