cannot open add/remove windows componenets

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When I try to open add/remove windows components Iget the message "setup unable to display information file pinball.inf......error code is 0x2 at line 2088999411"
I do not know what this means or how to fix it
I am running XP home edition
 
Have you tried to remove any Windows components lately, or did this happen out of the blue? Are there any other circumstances/symptoms we should know about? The more info we have, the better we can help you troubleshoot your problem.

-AT
 
Anti-Trend said:
Have you tried to remove any Windows components lately, or did this happen out of the blue? Are there any other circumstances/symptoms we should know about? The more info we have, the better we can help you troubleshoot your problem.

-AT
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This error occured after my roommate reinstalled the 3d pinball game that was for Windows 98 from a download site. I do not know what site she downloaded it from (and she cannot remember). This occurred about six months ago but I have not tried to access WIndows components until recently. This is when I discovered the problem.

I tried the web site listed in the next response but found nothing to help with this problem.

The pinball game is not listed in my program files from the start menu under games.
 
XP has a Setup Information file that controls what appears in the Windows Component Wizard. If you edit this file, you can remove these components as you would any others.

To start, use Notepad or another text editor to open the Setup Information file, sysoc.inf, which is generally found in the \WINDOWS\INF folder. Look for the line describing the program that you want to uninstall. Lines in the file have the format:

program=dll.inf entry, OcEntry, program.inf entry, numeral

Programs that are uninstallable all have the word hide or HIDE embedded in the string. Next, delete the word hide from the entry that refers to the component that you want to remove. For example, if you wanted to remove Pinball, you'd edit its entry by changing

Pinball=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,pinball.inf,HIDE,7

to

Pinball=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,pinball.inf,,7

Save the sysoc.inf file, then run the Windows Component Wizard by choosing Add or Remove Programs from Control Panel, and clicking on Add/Remove Windows Components. The component will now show up in the wizard. Remove it as you would any other component.


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Egaladeist said:
XP has a Setup Information file that controls what appears in the Windows Component Wizard. If you edit this file, you can remove these components as you would any others.

To start, use Notepad or another text editor to open the Setup Information file, sysoc.inf, which is generally found in the \WINDOWS\INF folder. Look for the line describing the program that you want to uninstall. Lines in the file have the format:

program=dll.inf entry, OcEntry, program.inf entry, numeral

Programs that are uninstallable all have the word hide or HIDE embedded in the string. Next, delete the word hide from the entry that refers to the component that you want to remove. For example, if you wanted to remove Pinball, you'd edit its entry by changing

Pinball=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,pinball.inf,HIDE,7

to

Pinball=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,pinball.inf,,7

Save the sysoc.inf file, then run the Windows Component Wizard by choosing Add or Remove Programs from Control Panel, and clicking on Add/Remove Windows Components. The component will now show up in the wizard. Remove it as you would any other component.


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I made the change, saved the file, and tried to open add/remove windows components and received the same error message.
 
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