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200310 2003-12-14 06:23:00 hi all .is this a silly question ,was wondering why all the installed programes on my pc arnt listed in add and remove programes.i would love to delete media player 9.along with messanger5.thanx. ferrite (4221)
200311 2003-12-14 06:34:00 No - not a silly question. I think it depends on the installer program, but will leave it to someone with more knowledge, to advise on their removal.
Google can help, as I recently discovered trying to revert back to IE5 from IE6.
Bye
Peter H (220)
200312 2003-12-14 07:15:00 Heres the info one deleting Msn,

www.updatexp.com

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hazza (2704)
200313 2003-12-14 07:44:00 Some applications/upgrades are fully integrated into the Windows core, and simply can't be uninstalled. Therefore they don't show up. godfather (25)
200314 2003-12-14 09:01:00 After service pack 1 is installed into xp you have the option of "disabling them thru add remove programs>set program access and defaults.

But it doesn't work very well,they still have a habit of poping up from time to time.

If you want to get rough on your os it is possible to disable them completly......

Ms were helpfull enough to force there software down our throats by hard coding them into the os itself.Guess they don't believe in consumer choice.I for one would like to wipe Internet explorer and outlook express off the face of the earth,Combined they are the breeding ground for a large propotion of peoples puter greif.

Quite fond of windows media player though,Great pity what they have made it do under the surface with the last couple of builds.
metla (154)
200315 2003-12-14 11:19:00 thanx m8t one down,one to go. ferrite (4221)
200316 2003-12-14 12:04:00 My Add/Remove programme list shows: "Windows Media Player system update (9 series)
That made me assume I could remove it if I wished. Now you have me wondering...?
I did however deny it access to the Internet when first queried by free ZoneAlarm (to give me some control).
Would that perhaps suit your purpose?

Win98Se running IE6
Laura (43)
200317 2003-12-14 22:56:00 yeah ive got a lot of hot fixes for it in add and remove,but not the actual programe i have tried the unintall string that someone posted a few weeks ago but dosent work on my op xp home.thanx for the help. ferrite (4221)
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