Deleting MS games

Hi. Finding the games installed with XP an irresistable distraction, I proceeded to try to uninstall them by using Add/Remove Windows Components.

This brings up an error message that:

Setup was unable to open information file msnmsn.inf.

Error code 0 x 2 at line 2088999592.

I was unable to get any further.

 

Generally, as Administrator:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307768

Your issue deals with add-ins that are not strictly speaking from XP, but from MSN. In that case, use the following method to remove Games:

 

Thanks Bill. To be safe do you mind if I copy below the sysoc.inf file as I found it. The Games line already has HIDE missing. Given what you see following, which line/s do I alter/delete? Does this process uninstall the games or merely allow Add/Remove Window Components to work? Bill.


[Version]
Signature = "$Windows NT$ "
DriverVer=07/01/2001,5.1.2600.2180

[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,hide,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
ims=imsinsnt.dll,OcEntry,ims.inf,,7
fp_extensions=fp40ext.dll,FrontPage4Extensions,fp40ext.inf,,7
msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7
WMAccess=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wmaccess.inf,,7
RootAutoUpdate=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,rootau.inf,,7
IEAccess=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,ieaccess.inf,,7
OEAccess=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,oeaccess.inf,,7

WMPOCM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wmpocm.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

Starter=StartOC.dll,StarterOCSetupProc,StartOC.inf,HIDE,7

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

[Components]
msnexplr=ocmsn.dll,OcEntry,msnmsn.inf,,7

[Strings]
WindowTitle= "Windows Home Edition Setup "
WindowTitle_Standalone= "Windows Components Wizard "

Edited by Moderator to remove blank areas.