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How to remove Windows Movie Maker

Denney

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Denney

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After scouring this forum for how to remove Windows Movie Maker, I have decided to do it myself.

I have tested this on my Windows machine with System File Protection DISABLED! Please let me know if it works on a Windows machine with System File Protection ENABLED! This modified INF should remove all registry entries and also remove the Movie Maker directory in Program Files.

Download the moviemk.inf file and copy it to WINDOWS\INF and then run this command:

RunDLL32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\inf\moviemk.inf,Mov.Remove

If your doing an unattended installation, copy the moviemk.inf file to the $OEM$\$$\INF directory and add this to your applications.cmd file:

echo.
echo Uninstalling Windows Movie Maker...
start /wait RunDLL32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\inf\moviemk.inf,Mov.Remove
echo.

Please let me know if you have any problems.

P.S. If anyone else would like to host this (because it's on Geocities), be my guest.


Denney

Denney

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Thankyou kind sir...

:)

Next in my ideas is to remove Windows Media Player...

If anyone has any other Windows Components they want removed, let me know and I'll try my hand at removing them.

kenneth11zz

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Nice... I'm going to test it out too and see how it works out. How about removing those default screen savers without disabling the Windows File Protection and then reenabled after you are done? Is that possible?

-Kenneth

Denney

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Hmm... I'll take a look Kenneth but I'm not sure how to stop Windows File Protection from replacing the files after I have removed them.

I was lucky with Movie Maker in that it didn't replace the files again.

I will have a look into it though.

Aaron

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I'm not sure why you want to disable WFP to remove the screensavers. I never had to disable WFP by using the following commands:

DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\scrnsave.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\ss3dfo.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\ssbezier.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\ssflwbox.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\ssmarque.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\ssmypics.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\ssmyst.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\sspipes.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\ssstars.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\sstext3d.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\scrnsave.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\ss3dfo.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\ssbezier.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\ssflwbox.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\ssmarque.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\ssmypics.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\ssmyst.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\sspipes.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\ssstars.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\sstext3d.scr"

And it works with the Windows XP CD in the drive too.

Sunil

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I'm not sure why you want to disable WFP to remove the screensavers. I never had to disable WFP by using the following commands:

DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\scrnsave.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\ss3dfo.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\ssbezier.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\ssflwbox.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\ssmarque.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\ssmypics.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\ssmyst.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\sspipes.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\ssstars.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\sstext3d.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\scrnsave.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\ss3dfo.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\ssbezier.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\ssflwbox.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\ssmarque.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\ssmypics.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\ssmyst.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\sspipes.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\ssstars.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\sstext3d.scr"

And it works with the Windows XP CD in the drive too.

TRUE, TRUE

Ignis

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what about this? :)

DEL "%systemroot%\system32\*scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\*.scr"

this is my CMD... something not in the list that i could remove?

ECHO Eliminando carpetas y archivos inutiles...
DEL /Q /F "%systemroot%\*.log"
DEL /Q /F "%systemroot%\clock.avi"
DEL /Q /F "%systemroot%\_default.pif"
DEL /Q /F "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\*.*"
DEL /Q /F "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Menú Inicio\*.lnk"
DEL /Q /F "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Escritorio\*.lnk"
DEL /Q /F "%systemroot%\system32\*.scr"
DEL /Q /F "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\*.*"
RD /S /Q "%systemdrive%\Archivos de programa\ComPlus Applications"
RD /S /Q "%systemdrive%\Archivos de programa\msn gaming zone"
RD /S /Q "%systemdrive%\Archivos de programa\microsoft frontpage"
RD /S /Q "%systemdrive%\Archivos de programa\xerox"
RD /S /Q "%systemdrive%\Archivos de programa\Servicios en línea"
RD /S /Q "%systemdrive%\Archivos de programa\Uninstall Information"
RD /S /Q "%systemdrive%\My Shared Folder"
RD /S /Q "%systemroot%\Help\Tours"
RD /S /Q "%systemroot%\Connection Wizard"

kenneth11zz

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@AaronXP and Sunil

Interesting... I couldn't get it to delete my screensavers on my unattended. I'll try and rearrange order according your. I have mines delete the screensavers from "%systemroot%\system32\ and then %systemroot%\system32\dllcache\. I thought it was the WFP that is causing it with the Windows CD Setup in it. I'll let you know guys if I have anymore problems.

-Kenneth

Aaron

Aaron

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It seems to vary for different people, might be something to do with the system specs in use and how fast WFP reacts to incorrect/missing files.

Denney

Denney

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I've been sent a few emails and pm's about this INF file.

One thing I"d like to point out is that it was made for Windows Movie Maker Version 1 and not version 2.

Personally, I don't see why people would install version 2 if they wanted to get rid of it... :)

Anyway, I'll take a look at version 2 and see what I can do.

Please let me know if this works with version 2 as I'm getting mixed replies as to things that work and things that don't.

WFP shouldn't pose a problem because it is removed "officially" via the INF file and the registry keys... it's not just ripped from Windows like candy from a baby.

Let me know if you want anything else ripped from Windows.

@Kennith - I tried the screensavers and you can just delete them... WFP won't/shouldn't complain.

DaveXP

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@AaronXP and Sunil

Interesting... I couldn't get it to delete my screensavers on my unattended. I'll try and rearrange order according your. I have mines delete the screensavers from "%systemroot%\system32\ and then %systemroot%\system32\dllcache\. I thought it was the WFP that is causing it with the Windows CD Setup in it. I'll let you know guys if I have anymore problems.

-Kenneth

My screensaver dont delete either PC undoes it to fast for me to do thing. :)

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