28th November 2000
A few months ago, I upgraded to the Windows 2000 Professional operating system. Going back to Windows 98 would be like sitting behind the wheel of a Porche and then driving... anything else. This leap, though, came with its fair share of quirks. The Add / Remove Control Panel applet is extremely different, for one. There aren't as many additional Windows components to be added or subtracted. Or are there? Fly to the INF folder (which should be sitting inside your W2k system folder). Open SYSOC.INF in Notepad and remove all instances of the word 'HIDE' (and be sure to make a backup copy of this file beforehand). The next time the applet is opened, you should see a few more programs waiting to be eliminated -- or brought aboard. Not a 2k user? You're already good to go. For more information, refer to Microsoft KB article: Q222444.