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No. At least not from what I heard earlier in the thread. Some one said
you also had to delete it from the DLLCACHE folder.
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Will Pittenger
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"Larry" <lhullz@cheezwhiz.net> wrote in message
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> If it is any consolation to anyone, it is not in the indicated
> location on my machine either. I wonder if simply deleting the
> following files would do any harm:
>
> pinball.chm C:\windows\help
> pinball.hlp C:\windows\help
> pinball.inf C:\windows\inf
> pinball.pnf C:\windows\inf
> pinball.exe C:\windows\
> servicepackfiles\i386
>
> That's how we used to do it in 3.1
🙂
>
>
> On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 09:29:36 -0500, "Will Pittenger"
> <see.signature@see.signature.net> wrote:
>
>>Not there. I made no such changes. No one else has access to the
>>machine.
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>>Will Pittenger
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>>"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>news:e1WBNHElFHA.3960@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>> Should be listed as "Pinball" if the "Games" are unhidden and no one has
>>> jacked around with the registry.
>>>
>>> Will Pittenger wrote:
>>>
>>>> Anando claimed you could remove the Space Cadet pinball program (comes
>>>> with all versions of Windows since NT 4 came out and is always
>>>> preinstalled) from your machine by going to Control Panel/Add Remove
>>>> Programs/Add Remove Windows Components/Accessories/Games. However,
>>>> Space
>>>> Cadet Pinball is not listed.
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>>>> Will Pittenger
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>>>> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>>>>
>>>>>What screen are you talking about that it's *******Not****** LISTED?
>>>>>
>>>>>Will Pittenger wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Someone else without a brain already suggested that. If you actually
>>>>>>check that screen, you will find that Pinball is *****not***** listed.
>>>>>>Read my lips: Not.
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>>>>>>Will Pittenger
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Anando [MS-MVP]" <anando@mvps.org> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:O4sq6a3kFHA.1608@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Hello,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Plain and cimple way to remove games from Windows XP:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>How To Add or Remove Games in Windows XP
>>>>>>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307768
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>--
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Anando
>>>>>>>Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User
>>>>>>>http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
>>>>>>>http://www.mvps.org
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>In memory of Alex Nichol
>>>>>>>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/nichol.mspx
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Folder customizations
>>>>>>>http://newdelhi.sancharnet.in/minku
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Protect your PC!
>>>>>>>http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>><Les Herrman> wrote in message
>>>>>>>news:59mhe1dhl1i6f3i55sg3hdcq74ebnq6e6j@4ax.com...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>On Tue, 26 Jul 2005 15:17:04 -0700, "Judy"
>>>>>>>><Judy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Well, that didn't work. Cleansweep said it uninstalled pinball.
>>>>>>>>>After a
>>>>>>>>>reboot pinball is still there. It must be a protected file.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Yep it is a protected file (why only MS knows)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>You need to delete it from the dllcache folder also or it will come
>>>>>>>>right back.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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