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Just disabled add/remove programs with a suitable policy then
John John wrote:
> You're welcome. Now just hope that the clever ones don't go back in
> Add/Remove Windows Components and reinstall them... Nothing is
> foolproof and fools can be pretty clever at times ;-)
>
> John
>
> Jeff S wrote:
>
>> worked perfectly, Thanks!
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> Ooops! Sorry about that, remove HIDE on all these lines:
>>>
>>> Games=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,games.inf,HIDE,7
>>> AccessUtil=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,accessor.inf,HIDE,7
>>> CommApps=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,communic.inf,HIDE,7
>>> media_clips=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,mmopt.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
>>>
>>> Now in the Add/Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows
>>
>>
>> Components the games
>>
>>> should be available to uninstall. After removal if
>>
>>
>> sol.exe is still
>>
>>> there see if you can rename it then reboot the machine.
>>
>>
>> If it didn't
>>
>>> reappear then you can try deleting it.
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>> Jeff S wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi, I first ran the commands and did notice that the
>>
>>
>> games
>>
>>>> didn't show up under start, programs, accessories but
>>
>>
>> I
>>
>>>> was still able to type "sol" in the run box and it
>>
>>
>> still
>>
>>>> came up, I then edited the sysoc.inf files that I
>>
>>
>> found by
>>
>>>> going thru search(3).After editing, I saved them but they didn't
>>>> show up in the "add/remove programs". Did
>>
>>
>> I
>>
>>>> do something wrong?, Thanks-----Original Message-----
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Are you wanting to remove the games on one or many
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> machines?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> To remove them on one machine only run these commands
>>
>>
>> one
>>
>>>> at a time:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> FreecellUninstall 132 games.inf
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> MinesweeperUninstall 132 games.inf
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> SolitaireUninstall 132 games.inf
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection
>>
>>
>> Pinball.Remove
>>
>>>> 132 pinball.inf
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Or you can edit the sysoc.inf file and delete HIDE on
>>
>>
>> the
>>
>>>> games line:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Games=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,games.inf,HIDE,7
>>>>> Pinball=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,pinball.inf,HIDE,7
>>>>>
>>>>> will become:
>>>>>
>>>>> Games=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,games.inf,,7
>>>>> Pinball=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,pinball.inf,,7
>>>>>
>>>>> Note the 2 commas remain (...,,7)
>>>>>
>>>>> Now the games should show up in the Add/Remove Control
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Panel applet.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> To remove the games accross many pcs on a network you
>>
>>
>> can
>>
>>>> use a script.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Run this in a script:
>>>>>
>>>>> sysocmgr /i:%windir%\inf\sysoc.inf /u:c:\ocm.txt /q
>>>>>
>>>>> You need an answer file for it:
>>>>>
>>>>> [Components]
>>>>> pinball = off
>>>>> games = off
>>>>> Minesweeper = off
>>>>> Solitaire = off
>>>>> Freecell = off
>>>>>
>>>>> The path to the answer file is specified in the u
>>
>>
>> switch
>>
>>>> in the command,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> sysocmgr /i:%windir%\inf\sysoc.inf /u:[path]\ocm.txt /q
>>>>>
>>>>> John
>>>>>
>>>>> Jeff S wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi, I am working with a windows 2k system at work,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> fellow
>>>>
>>>>>> employees are playing solitaire and other windows
>>
>>
>> games
>>
>>>>>> when they shouldn't be.Is there a way to delete these windows
>>>>>> games or otherwise disable them?, or heck
>>
>>
>> maybe
>>
>>>>>> even corrupt them so they wont work. Some of them
>>
>>
>> also
>>
>>>>>> know that you can type "sol" in the run box to open solitaire.
>>>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> .
>>>>>
>>>
>>> .
>>>
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