| Are you a Gamer? | | | | click on 'Add or Remove Programs'. |
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| Remove Windows XP's default games. | | | | • Another dialog will load labelled |
| | | | 'Add or Remove Programs'. You should now see |
| All of the latest versions of windows have | | | | a list of all the programs installed on your |
| all included a load of free games accessible | | | | machine, beside them should be four buttons, |
| from the start menu. These include | | | | click the one saying 'Add/Remove Windows |
| backgammon, pinball, minesweeper and many | | | | Components'. |
| other timeless classics. But do you actually | | | | |
| use them? If you don't why not remove them? | | | | • Again another dialog will load, with |
| | | | a list of Windows components installed on |
| In this tutorial I will show you how to | | | | your machine, highlight 'Accessories and |
| remove the default games using XP's 'Add or | | | | Utilities' (by clicking it once) then click |
| remove programs' utility. | | | | 'Details'. |
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| NOTE: | | | | • You should now only see two possible |
| | | | selections, one being 'Accessories' the other |
| Before you continue with this tutorial please | | | | 'Games', beside them there should be check |
| read the terms and conditions of use by | | | | boxes. |
| clicking here | | | | |
| | | | • Uncheck the box beside 'Games' then |
| START | | | | click 'OK'. |
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| The Removal Process | | | | • The dialog will close, now click |
| | | | next. Windows will now run a wizard which |
| • Click Start, then control panel (or | | | | will remove the games from your system, when |
| run then type 'control') | | | | it is finished click 'Finish' then you may |
| | | | close all dialogs and restart your machine to |
| • The control panel dialog should load, | | | | complete the removal. |