You Cannot Remove Network Components with Sysocmgr.exe and a Script (304392)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
This article was previously published under Q304392

SYMPTOMS

You can use the Sysocmgr.exe tool at a command prompt to add or remove Windows 2000 components; however, you may not be able to remove optional networking components by using a script.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English-language version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later: 

   Date        Time     Version  Size    File name
   -----------------------------------------------
   08/13/2001  02:13am  4,128    78,096  Netoc.dll


WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, manually remove the component with the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.

MORE INFORMATION

To remove the WINS service you may use the following script: 
Using the following, create a file called uninstall.txt:
[Components]
netoc = on

[NetOptionalComponents]
wins = 0

From a command prompt, execute the following command:
sysocmgr /i: %windir%\inf\sysoc.inf /u:c:\temp\uninstall.txt
For additional information about how to use Sysocmgr.exe, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

222444 How to Add or Remove Windows 2000 Components with Sysocmgr.exe

For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information on how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/26/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbsetup kbWin2000PreSP3Fix kbWin2000sp3fix KB304392
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