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How to uninstall Microsoft Windows components using Desktop Central?

Description

This document provides you with steps required to remove Microsoft Windows components (for example, games) from remote client systems. You will use sysocmgr.exe to uninstall Windows components. However, before you use sysocmgr.exe you are required to create a text file with information regarding the Microsoft Windows components you want to uninstall. For example if you want to uninstall Microsoft Paint, Pinball and Solitaire using sysocmgr.exe, you are required to create a text file with the following information:

[Components] Netoc = on Reminst = on Paint = off pinball = off Solitaire = off

Note: /q - runs sysocmgr.exe in quiet mode (without display pages) and /r - suppresses reboot (if needed).

For more information, refer to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/222444.

Steps

To remove Microsoft Windows components (for example, games) from remote client systems, follow the steps given below:

1. Click the Software Deployment tab
2. Click Add Package
3. Select the MSIEXEC/EXE/ISS/Command option
4. Enter Uninstalling Windows Components as the application name
5. Enter the following command in the Uninstallation Command with Switches/Arguments field:
   For computers using OS released before Windows Vista follow the uninstall command mentioned below.
   

   %windir%\system32\sysocmgr.exe /i:%windir%\inf\sysoc.inf /u:"<Path-To-Answer-File>" /q /r  

   Note: The <path-to-answer-file> must be a path to the text file in your network share. For example, %windir%\system32\sysocmgr.exe /i:%windir%\inf\sysoc.inf /u: "\\machine1\DCSWRepository\option.txt " /q /r

   For computers using Windows Vista and later versions, follow the uninstall command mentioned below.
   start /wait ocsetup.exe SNMP /uninstall /quiet /norestart
   
   
6. Click Add Package
7. Select the package you created
8. In the Actions column, click the Install/Uninstall Software icon
9. Enter a name and description for the configuration
10. Select the following:
    • Installer type: EXE
    • EXE package name
    • Operation type: Uninstall
11. Make the required deployment settings
12. Select the required client systems using the Define Target option
13. Click Deploy

    You will see the All Software Configurations page after the configuration is deployed.

14. Click the status link in the Status column against your package

You can view the summary of the status of your configuration in the Execution Status-Summary section.

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