Vista - How to uninstall Windows Vista components

I work everyday with windows vista, but as I did with WinXP, there are
some components that comes after installing that I no longer or never
used so I used the "Add/Remove programs" option in WinXP to uninstall
some of those components.

I'd like to do the same on Windows Vista but I did not found the way.
I'd like to uninstall/remove some components like Windows Media Center
or PhotoGallery or Windows Movie Maker that I will never use.

Is there any way to remove this components?

Thanks,

@mt!
====

Hi Calamar,

You cannot uninstall Vista's features, but you can turn them off. Go to the link below for full details on how.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67732-windows-features.html?ltr=W

Hope this helps,
Shawn

"calamar" <amtcreations@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1183970330.400656.147060@22g2000hsm.googlegroups.com...
>I work everyday with windows vista, but as I did with WinXP, there are
> some components that comes after installing that I no longer or never
> used so I used the "Add/Remove programs" option in WinXP to uninstall
> some of those components.
>
> I'd like to do the same on Windows Vista but I did not found the way.
> I'd like to uninstall/remove some components like Windows Media Center
> or PhotoGallery or Windows Movie Maker that I will never use.
>
> Is there any way to remove this components?
>
> Thanks,
>
> @mt!
> ====
>


There's "vlite", but afaik it would mean you would have to create a
pared-down dvd iso image and install again from scratch.

Hello calamar,

If you don't find it via programs and features, turn windows features on
or off i think you will have no safe way without playing around in the system
what i strongly recommend NOT to do. Maybe you can disable some services
to stop the running of some programs.

Best regards

Myweb
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> I work everyday with windows vista, but as I did with WinXP, there are
> some components that comes after installing that I no longer or never
> used so I used the "Add/Remove programs" option in WinXP to uninstall
> some of those components.
>
> I'd like to do the same on Windows Vista but I did not found the way.
> I'd like to uninstall/remove some components like Windows Media Center
> or PhotoGallery or Windows Movie Maker that I will never use.
>
> Is there any way to remove this components?
>
> Thanks,
>
> @mt!
> ====

"Lee Chapelle" wrote in message
> There's "vlite", but afaik it would mean you would have to create a
> pared-down dvd iso image and install again from scratch.

Now there's a voice from many years past! Good to see you still around, Lee!

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KarlC@ (the obvious)

> You cannot uninstall Vista's features, but you can turn them off. Go to
> the link below for full details on how.

I tried that option but there's no way to uninstall some features or
"on install" apps like some I said before (Windows Media Center, Photo
Gallery, Windows Movie Maker, Backup utility, Sincro. center, Windows
Sidebar, ....).

Any other way?

Thanks,

@mt!
====

Ok Calamar,

Those are all part of Vista, and Vista will not let them be uninstalled. It considers them part of the system. There is another way to turn some off, but it involves disabling some Services. Here is a link that explains each service and has 3 sets of recommendations on which ones to disable.

http://www.speedyvista.com/services.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Calamar

The 3 programs you mentioned, Media Center,PhotoGallery, and Movie Maker
cannot be uninstalled or disabled. They are part of the OS.

You can simply not run them. Remove the shortcuts for these programs from
the Start Menu or wherever else they may exist.

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"calamar" <amtcreations@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1183970330.400656.147060@22g2000hsm.googlegroups.com...
>I work everyday with windows vista, but as I did with WinXP, there are
> some components that comes after installing that I no longer or never
> used so I used the "Add/Remove programs" option in WinXP to uninstall
> some of those components.
>
> I'd like to do the same on Windows Vista but I did not found the way.
> I'd like to uninstall/remove some components like Windows Media Center
> or PhotoGallery or Windows Movie Maker that I will never use.
>
> Is there any way to remove this components?
>
> Thanks,
>
> @mt!
> ====
>

Ok! Thank you all for your answers and help.

@mt!
====

I find it SAD and PATHETIC that Microsoft doesn't allow you to truly
customize Vista by forcing users to have standard software that they will
never use on their system. At least with Apple you can remove the software
and with Linux you can customize into another Operating System.

The future of Microsoft Operating Systems look like a 3rd World autocratic /
totalitarian government; we can do no wrong!

"Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:

> Calamar
>
> The 3 programs you mentioned, Media Center,PhotoGallery, and Movie Maker
> cannot be uninstalled or disabled. They are part of the OS.
>
> You can simply not run them. Remove the shortcuts for these programs from
> the Start Menu or wherever else they may exist.
>
> --
>
> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "calamar" <amtcreations@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1183970330.400656.147060@22g2000hsm.googlegroups.com...
> >I work everyday with windows vista, but as I did with WinXP, there are
> > some components that comes after installing that I no longer or never
> > used so I used the "Add/Remove programs" option in WinXP to uninstall
> > some of those components.
> >
> > I'd like to do the same on Windows Vista but I did not found the way.
> > I'd like to uninstall/remove some components like Windows Media Center
> > or PhotoGallery or Windows Movie Maker that I will never use.
> >
> > Is there any way to remove this components?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > @mt!
> > ====
> >
>