Which hidden components in Windows XP are worth recovering

Windows XP components can be added and removed in the Control Panel, but we can only see some of them in the Control Panel. By modifying the Windows\\inf\\sysos.inf file on the system disk, we can recover the hidden components of the system. So which of these components are worth recovering? Please take a look at the discussion below.

a display hidden component

Windows XP does not show in the "Add /Remove Windows Components", such as multimedia, accessibility and the like is more deserving of recovery for these hidden Component, you can modify the SYSOC.INF installation file to display it. To do this, open the Explorer, click Tools, Folder Options, View, and specify Show All Files in Advanced Settings. Then enter the "Windows\\INF\\" folder, open the SYSOC.INF file with Notepad, there are many statements like "AccessOpt=ocgen.dllOcEntryoptional.infHIDE7", which will be "hide" Delete (note that you want to keep the English comma), open the "Add/Remove Windows Components" after saving the file, select "Accessories and Tools", "Details", you will find many options in the component list!

Second, hidden components that can be recovered

The hidden components that can be recovered are:

TerminalServer - Terminal Server
AutoUpdate - Windows Automatic Update
msmsgs - Windows Messenger < BR> Pinball-- pinball
MS Word
Pad-- tablet

three, these three components worth recovery

1. terminal server. After installing the terminal server, the user can remotely assist in solving some local machine problems, which is the same as the remote control software, which is divided into client and server. It's free and consumes a lot of resources, but it supports up to two users logging in at the same time, which is enough for individual users.

2.Windows Automatic Updates service. Many users do not like to use the automatic update service to update the system. They usually use the SUS server to update the LAN. However, the component is hidden. There is no way to uninstall it. It can only be disabled. After modifying the SYSOC.INF file, you can find out the component. Uninstall it.

3.Windows Messenger and Windows Media Player components. Windows XP system installs these two components by default. Some users want to uninstall, but are hidden. After modifying the SYSOC.INF file, you can find out the component and uninstall it completely.