Adding Optional Components to Add/Remove Programs Tool (223182)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
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

  1. In the %SystemRoot%\Inf folder on the system volume, use a text editor (such as Notepad) to open the Sysoc.inf file.
  2. Locate the "old base components" line.
  3. 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

  4. 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.
  5. Save and then close the file.

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.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/5/2003
Keywords:kbhowto kbsetup KB223182
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