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Remove COM+ and WMI. Can I Safely?

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by Mudd, 2004/03/17.

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  1. 2004/03/17
    Mudd

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    In the Windows Components of Win XP Home there are entries that are installed and if not useful to me I'd like to get them out. COM+ and WMI. I don't understand what they are even after reading the description. I have Cable Internet and am Host on a Crossover Network.

    Would someone advise me on this please. If it's not necessary I'd like to remove them.
     
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    What started this thought?

    COM+ removal (and especially if it also dings COM - not really sure) will probably cause some applications to stop working, forever.

    WMI - you can maybe safely get rid of it. If you do, chances are some of the suggestions you'd get if you posed a network problem question wouldn't work. Not sure what else.

    Let me say this about that - there is no way I'd feel safe removing either from my PCs. Absolutely not COM+.

    You may find folks who'll say different about this and that you can safely get rid of them. If one of those people isn't named Bursley, I'd ignore him/her. If he says OK, then you can but I still wouldn't.
     
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    Newt, you have me gun-shy already and I've just posted the Post! I have no good explanation as "why" just wanted to clean up as much as I could and ran across these, read the explanation, didn't understand it, so thought I inquire. Already wish I had not! So I just set tight and wait until you go fishing again to post the next question.:p
     
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    Mudd - my reply was designed to scare the wadding out of you and hopefully ensure you would leave COM+ and WMI strictly alone.

    Partly done for your benefit but mostly for mine since I no way wanted to try to work thru the aftermath of that. :eek:

    I'm going to be away at a conference the first full week in April and hadn't planned to take along a laptop to stay current on the forum. Guess I better take it with me now though. :D :D
     
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    Mudd

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    I really hope you do take it. I may get into serious trouble would hate to wait a week! Once there, let us know what time you have set aside for problems...............
     
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    Go to Administrative Tools\Services

    WMI should be set to Automatic and Started.
    WMI Driver Extensions can be set to Stopped and Manual.
    (This will cause no problems)

    COM & Event System can be set to Manual, but likely will be Started at every boot, this is OK.
    COM & System Application can be set to Stopped and Manual and likely is not needed. Go to:

    "C:\Program Files\ComPlus Applications "

    On your system, see if you have any installed "COM+" Applications. If not, you can probably disable this service with no side effects (besides the Event Log complaining upon reboots). But better to set it at Manual in any case.

    FYI - The Services Tool Windows gives a halfway decent description of each service. Read the descriptions of WMI and COM.
     
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    Mudd

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    TonyT

    It's almost like you are looking at my PC! Things are set as you say they should be.

    There are no applications in the ComPlus Application Folder, just a blank. So will just leave it.

    Thanks, alway eager to explore something new.
     
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