Removing Movie Maker from Windows XP

[Joseph Hume]

Subject kinda says it all. How do you remove movie maker from windows
xp any service pack?

Joseph

 

[Rehan]

Movie Maker is a system component. it cannot be removed easily. Even when
you do it would only save you a few Mbs of disk space. What is the reason
you want to remove it?

 

[Joseph Hume]

Movie Maker is a system component. it cannot be removed easily. Even when
you do it would only save you a few Mbs of disk space. What is the reason
you want to remove it?

If it is a system component, what relies on it? IMHO It should be an
OPTIONAL component at best. Maybe as an add-on to windows media player
(which should also be an optional component...)

It boils down to the fact that I don't want it junking up my system. I
found a method for the removal of messenger, now I am focusing on movie
maker.

Now then, if you would please, how do I go about uninstalling / removing it?

Thank you.

 

[PapaJohn \(MVP\)]

you don't uninstall or remove it... it'll automatically regenerate the
deleted files, so it's best just to ignore Movie Maker if you don't want to
use it
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[Joseph Hume]

PapaJohn

That's just a feature of sfp. There has to be a file or component list
somewhere that can tell me what files outside of it's directory it needs...

I would think that windows could still function without it. Do you know
what relies on movie maker being installed and functional?

Joseph

 

[Al Stu]

Joseph,

Have you tried soliciting help in the
"microsoft.public.windowsxp.setup_deployment" news group? A lot of techies
hang out there and more likely to be able to help. People in this NG are
more about use of MM.

 

[PapaJohn \(MVP\)]

No, I don't know if anything relies on Movie Maker being installed and
functional... all I know is that the DLLs and EXE get refreshed from backup
files if you delete them.

I'm sure it's possible but I don't understand why anyone would want to do it
for any practical reason... the space used by the app is too small to
warrant the efforts needed to surgically remove it.

If you figure it out, I'd like to know how.
---
PapaJohn

Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website - http://www.papajohn.org
tips and tricks: http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=4693
Online Newsletters: http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/Index.aspx

 

[NoNoBadDog!]

If it is a system component, what relies on it? IMHO It should be an
OPTIONAL component at best. Maybe as an add-on to windows media player
(which should also be an optional component...)

It boils down to the fact that I don't want it junking up my system. I
found a method for the removal of messenger, now I am focusing on movie
maker.

Now then, if you would please, how do I go about uninstalling / removing
it?

Thank you.

Perhaps you could direct that energy into something worthwhile and
constructive....MM does not "gunk up" a computer; it is completely benign.
You should find other things to "worry" about.

Bobby

 

[Joseph Hume]

Thank you for the direction. I will check it out there.

 

[Wojo]

It's a control thing.
Some people just like to be in total control all the time regardless of
whether or not it's a waste of energy.
-Wojo

 

[Bob [MVP]]

It's a control thing.

Some people just like to be in total control all the time regardless of
whether or not it's a waste of energy.

Are you talking about Joseph or Microsoft?... ;-)

--
-Bob
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Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Media Center Edition
http://www.microsoft.com/ehome

 

[Wojo]

Joseph
In this case anyway.

Are you talking about Joseph or Microsoft?... ;-)

--
-Bob
_______________________________
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Media Center Edition
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