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May 05, 2008
Which Vista components you can remove?
by windshell|
Although having fewer components than prior Windows versions, Vista is still overloaded with some unnecessary stuff. Users can still get rid of all of them they don’t need in every day’s work. Removing some of the components can help your PC by improving its speed, functionality and performance in general. But, you should know which Vista components can be removed without affecting your PC stability and without causing any trouble for your data and work. This is a little guide to help you in that. Removing Vista Components First you should open up Control Panel and go to the Programs and Features section. Find the link for "Turn Windows features on or off" (or you could just search for it)  A box will open where you will see all components listed. By unchecking them and clicking OK, you will remove all unnecessary components. Note that depending on the version of Vista you are running, you might not see everything in the list.  In the following table is shown what average user might disable or leave enabled. It depends of the each user’s needs. Note that these are only guidelines.
Also, many users are annoyed with some components that cannot be removed, because they’re part of Vista OS like Windows Mail and Calendar. However, Microsoft doesn't give us a good way to completely remove it, but the hack that can help with disabling the Windows Calendar in Vista exists. Removing the Windows Calendar in Vista This can be done through the manual Registry hack. To make this change, type in regedit.exe into the start menu search box, and then browse down to the following key, creating the key if it doesn't exist. HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesWindows Create a new 32-bit DWORD value named TurnOffWinCal and give it a value of 1.  To remove it from the startup, paste the following into the address bar in Windows Explorer, and then browse down into the Programs folder. shell:Common Start Menu You'll see the shortcut for Windows Calendar, which you can delete to remove it from the Start menu.  If you've deleted this shortcut and want to re-enable it, you'll have to manually create a shortcut to wincal.exe in this folder. You'll still see the icon in Windows Mail even afterwards, however:  When you click on the button, you'll get this error message indicating that we disabled it.  It’s been suggested, however, that only experienced users should change Registry entries. Changing Registry can be cause of serious malfunctions of the whole system. |
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