Microsoft KB Archive/223182

= Adding Optional Components to Add/Remove Programs Tool =

Article ID: 223182

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q223182



SUMMARY
During Setup, the following components are installed by default:
 * Games
 * Accessories (Calculator, Clock, and so on)
 * Multimedia
 * Accessibility options

These items also do not appear in the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel after Setup is finished. This article describes how to cause these items to be displayed during Setup or in the Add/Remove Programs tool after Setup is finished.



MORE INFORMATION
NOTE: Microsoft does not support the editing or modifying of .inf files included on the Windows CD-ROM or distribution server. This information is provided only as a convenience and is not supported.

Displaying the Items After Setup Is Finished
 In the %SystemRoot%\Inf folder on the system volume, use a text editor (such as Notepad) to open the Sysoc.inf file. Locate the "old base components" line. For each component you want to appear in the Add/Remove Programs tool, remove the "Hide" comment. For example, change

Games=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,games.inf,HIDE,7

to:

Games=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,games.inf,,7

 Also remove the "HIDE" option from the "AccessUtil=" line. If you leave this option hidden, then none of the other components in the "old base components" section are available in Add/Remove Programs. Save and then close the file.

Displaying the Items During Setup
 Copy the I386 folder to a distribution share.</li> expand the Sysoc.in_ file using the following command

expand -r sysoc.in_

</li> Edit the Sysoc.inf file using steps 2-4 above.</li> Rename the Sysoc.in_ file to Sysoc.bak.</li></ol>

Additional query words: OCM FAX optional

Keywords: kbhowto kbsetup KB223182

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