Make your "Add/Remove Programs" full of personality

It is well known that computer users can add and remove programs using the “Add/Remove Programs” component in the Control Panel. But, you know? We can also use the Group Policy or Registry to restrict the "Add/Remove Programs" feature to enhance the "Add/Remove Programs" feature by modifying the file. Why don't you believe it? Let us start today's "Add/Remove Programs" & DIY Tour!

First, limit "Add /Remove Programs" function

If you share a computer with others, and you do not want others to add/remove programs casually, then appropriately Some of the features of the "Add/Remove Programs" restriction can be used for our purposes.

Method 1: Group Policy Method

(1) Click “> Start-->Run” to type ““GPEDIT.MSC” in the run dialog box, press Enter to open Group Policy Editor.

(2), and then expand "Local Computer Policy --> User Configuration --> Administrative Template --> Control Panel --> Add /Remove Programs" option, in the right pane The following options are available, as shown in Figure 1 (Figure 1):
Figure 1

1. Delete & ldquo; Add /Remove Programs & rdquo; program;

2. Hide & ldquo; change /Delete Program & Pages;

3. Hide Add New Program Page;

4. Hide Add/Remove Windows Component Page;

5. Hide & ldquo; From CD- Add program to ROM or floppy disk;

6. Hide “Add program from Microsoft" option;

7. Hide “Add program from network”

8.Directly open “Component Wizard 

9. Delete support information;

10.Add a new program to “specify the default category.

We can personalize the "Add, Remove Programs" item by modifying the above policy items in the right pane. After double-clicking on an option we want to change the policy, the policy's “Properties” window pops up, and the policy is changed from “Unconfigured” to “Allowed”, as shown in Figure 2 (Figure 2). , click “OK" to enable the corresponding feature.
Figure 2

Second, the registry method

1. Open the Notepad program, type the following:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

(here Empty line)

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionpoliciesUninstall]

"NoAddRemovePrograms"=dword:00000001 //Prohibit the use of the entire "Add/Remove Programs" function

"NoRemovePage" =dword:00000001 //Forbidden“Change/Remove Programs Features

"NoAddPage"=dword:00000001 //Forbidden“Add New Programs Features

"NoWindowsSetupPage" ;=dword:00000001 //Prohibit the use of "Add/Remove Windows Components> Features

"NoAddFromCDorFloppy"=dword:00000001 //Hide “Add Programs from CD-ROM or Disk”

"NoADDFromInternet"=dword:00000001 //Hide "Add Programs from Microsoft Website" Options

"NoAddF romNetwork"=dword:00000001 //Hide"Add program from LAN" Options

"NoSupportInfo"=dword:00000001 //Disable“Support information&rquo;work

" ; NoServices"=dword:00000001 //Directly enter “Add/Remove Windows Components> Wizard

No more than one line of space or a return to the car. After the entry is confirmed and confirmed, save as “DIYContrlpad.reg”, as shown in Figure 3 (Figure 3). Note: The file name is allowed, the extension must be reg, in addition, “//” is the author's comments for the convenience of everyone's reading, please do not enter when entering. In other words, when the numerical data of each of the above key values ​​is taken “00000001 ”, it means prohibition or hiding. To turn on the function, you only need to set the key value to “00000000”, and use the numerical data “0” “1” The difference is that you can freely customize the corresponding functions of the Add/Remove Programs component.
Figure 3

2. According to your requirements, customize the above registry file, double-click to import into the registry. Restart your computer for the settings to take effect.

Third, enhance "add/remove programs" function

For most users, especially individual users, they want their "add/remove programs" function as powerful as possible. To manage your own applications and Windows components. For example, when we try to delete some components that come with Windows (such as: Windows Messenger, Netmeeting, the system's own games, etc.), we can't find related options in the "Add/Remove Programs" component. These options exist, but the system is hidden. Ok, let's make these hidden options visible to enhance the "Add/Remove Programs" function.

1. Open the resource manager and find the "sysoc.inf” file located in the directory of "X:WINDOWSinf"; (X is the partition where the operating system is located, please modify it yourself), using the Notepad program It opens.

2. Delete the words “Hide” that you want to display in the “Add/Remove Programs” component, so you can find them in "Add/Remove Windows Components" . For example, if we want to delete this option in “Add/Remove Windows Components", to delete this option, you can put the following line in the "sysoc.inf” file“msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs .inf, hide, 7 & rdquo; in the "hide", remove, as shown in Figure 4 (Figure 4), that is modified to "msmsgs=msgrocm.dll, OcEntry, msmsgs.inf,, 7" rdquo;
Figure 4

3. Follow the steps in the second step to clear the other options that you want to display in the “Add/Remove Windows Components” dialog box. “Hide” is fine. Such as: AutoUpdate----automatic update, Games----Windows comes with small games, MSWordPad----Wordboard and so on. The rest of you will explore it yourself.