How to Remove media player from Xp

Kriger

any here that know how to remove media player from Xp without Sp1,
since Sp 1 is not avalable on the language i use on Xp i wonder if there is other ways to remove it.

maybe in a simular way that you can remove msn from xp.

uninstall/remove msn messenger in Xp

run this line from start --- run


RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

so is there a simular way to remove media player otr other ways....




Land of the midnight sun

DallasStar

Go to c:\windows\inf\sysoc.inf


in that file, delete every instance of the word "hide" that you find (all of them). now, go to add/remove programs and click on "add/remove windows components" (the the left). look for windows media player. This may or may not work. I haven't tried it. I just suppose that it might. I, personally, like windows media player because if there's anything that any other player can't do properly, wmp can do it just fine .

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AT_curiousB

I think you might be getting a bit mixed up there Kriger, the options given are not to remove these programs, like WMP, only to set the default to another one.

So WMP gets deselected as the default player, but it is still there, the only program that can be removed is Windows messenger, which you can do now anyways.

M$ aint that stupid, yes they have included an option in add remove programs to disable these native windows programs but there aint no way to completly remove them, 'cept messenger, from the system.

So please do not feel that you are missing out cause you aint, and the option to set what you would prefer to be your default player, messanger, browser, mail client have been included since SP1 v 1060.

I am not clear in my own mind if on final release of the SP then the removal of these programs might be an option, someone more informed than I might just post to clear that point up.


Bill

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StevenH

you just shouldn't remove it, it is needed for much webpages

Gimlet

I can't remember where I found this info, and I haven't tried it personally, but it looks like it should work. I welcome any comments.

Navigate to C:\WINDOWS\inf (substituting the correct drive letter for your version of Windows) and open the sysoc.inf file. Under Windows XP Professional Edition, this file will resemble the following by default:

[Version] Signature = "$Windows NT$"
DriverVer=06/26/2001,5.1.2505.0

[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,fp4 0ext.inf,,7
AutoUpdate=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,au.inf,hide,7
msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7
msnexplr=ocmsn.dll,OcEntry,msnmsn.inf,,7
smarttgs=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,msnsl.inf,,7
RootAutoUpdate=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,rootau.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

[Global]
WindowTitle=%WindowTitle%
WindowTitle.StandAlone="*"

The entries that include the text hide or HIDE will not show up in Add/Remove Windows Components by default. To fix this, do a global search and replace for ,hide and change each instance of this to , (a comma). Then, save the file, relaunch Add/Remove Windows Components, and tweak the installed applications to your heart's content.

StevenH

but why should you like to remove it?