Remove components hidden deep in XP system

        Perhaps because of system security, Windows XP hides a lot of components, even if you don't use these application components, you can't remove them from the system. The author's method below allows you to remove these hidden components of Windows XP.

The first step is to display the system folder and file

Since Windows XP hides the system files by default, you can't see them in the Windows Explorer window, so we To make these system files appear "original", the operation steps are as follows: Open the Explorer window, in the "Tools" menu, click the "Folder Options" command, the system pops up the "Folder Options" dialog box, click On the "View" tab, select the "Hide protected operating system files (recommended)" checkbox, select the "Show all text and folder" checkbox, and click the "OK" button.

second step, a step on the Edit SySOC.inf file

actually modify the Windows XP system files to prepare for us, because it is the file for some Windows XP components hidden Woke up. However, as long as we delete all the "hide" strings in the file, these hidden components can be made. First, in the "Windows Explorer" window, open the 1 blood factory subfolder under the system folder where Windows XP is located. (eg C:Windowsinf), find the Sysoc.inf file in this folder and open it. Then in the window that opens, click the "Replace" command in the "Edit" menu, the system will pop up the "Replace" dialog box, in the "Find Content" box, type "hide," and confirm the "Replace with" box. The content is empty, click the "Replace All" button, in fact, this is to delete all the "hide." strings in the file. Finally, on the File menu, click the Save Exit command.

third step, delete unwanted Window group

all the "hide," after the string, to the "Windows Components Wizard" dialogue deleted "Sysoc · inf" file Look at the box and you will find that there are more components than the original. Now you can delete those components that are not needed.