How to alter the Windows Setup defaults

[Daemonforce]

I'm having some trouble trying to find the code that installs Windows Messenger by default from my corporate unattend. Windows Messenger is old and serves no purpose over a large network. It's inappropriate and I'm not going to go into setup to uninstall it on several machines after deployment. I just want to see it completely gone from setup and the installation disc.

Also for Windows Media Center deployment, is there any way to bundle MSN Messenger 7.5 with it? o.O

Edited October 30, 2005 by Daemonforce

[cluberti]

In your unattend.txt or WINNT.SIF file, the following [Components] section should remove everything you don't need. Do some googling on these if you think you may use some of these, but I use these settings all the time without issue:

[Components]

Accessopt = Off

CertSrv = Off

CertSrv_Client = Off

CertSrv_Server = Off

Chat = Off

Deskpaper = Off

Dialer = Off

Fax = Off

Fp_extensions = Off

FP_Vdir_Deploy = Off

Freecell = Off

Hearts = Off

IIS_Common = Off

IIS_Doc = Off

IIS_FTP = Off

IIS_HTMLa = Off

IIS_Inetmgr = Off

IIS_NNTP = Off

IIS_NNTP_Docs = Off

IIS_Pwmgr = Off

IIS_SMTP = Off

IIS_SMTP_Docs = Off

IIS_WWW = Off

IIS_WWW_Vdir_Printers = Off

IIS_WWW_Vdir_TerminalServices = Off

IISDbg = Off

Indexsrv_system = Off

LicenseServer = Off

Media_utopia = Off

Minesweeper = Off

Mousepoint = Off

Msmsgs = Off

MSMQ_ADIntegrated = Off

MSMQ_Core = Off

MSMQ_HTTPSupport = Off

MSMQ_LocalStorage = Off

MSMQ_MQDSService = Off

MSMQ_RoutingSupport = Off

MSMQ_TriggersService = Off

Msnexplr = Off

Netoc = Off

Pinball = Off

Solitaire = Off

Spider = Off

WMAccess = Off

zonegames = Off

[Daemonforce]

Thanks. The unattend script is a big help, but is there any way to hard-remove Windows Messenger...You know....Permanently? o.O

I don't even want it to show up in Windows Components wizard. I know it's a weird request but I'm just sick of this useless program and all the hotfixes WUS enjoys nagging me with. If there was a way to do that it would be perfect.

[Mikep7779]

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[cluberti]

Not any Microsoft-supported way .

[Daemonforce]

nlite --- Nliteos.com

Y helo thar.

Got it.