Windows CardSpace

[Tim W]

There's an icon for this in Control Panel. I am sure it was never there
before. I don't want it, how do I get rid of it? Not in Add/Remove
Programs and not in Add/Remove Windows Components. surely it wasn't
always there?

Tim W

[Sjouke Burry]

Post by Tim W
There's an icon for this in Control Panel. I am sure it was never there
before. I don't want it, how do I get rid of it? Not in Add/Remove
Programs and not in Add/Remove Windows Components. surely it wasn't
always there?
Tim W

Bought a new usb stick?

Some of them install all sorts of crap on first use.

[VanguardLH]

Post by Tim W
There's an icon for this in Control Panel. I am sure it was never there
before. I don't want it, how do I get rid of it? Not in Add/Remove
Programs and not in Add/Remove Windows Components. surely it wasn't
always there?

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardspace:

"Microsoft initially shipped Windows CardSpace with the .NET Framework
3.0, which runs on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista.
It is installed by default on Windows Vista as well as Windows 7 and is
available as a free download for XP and Server 2003 via Windows Update.
An updated version of CardSpace shipped with the .NET Framework 3.5."

One suggestion (read elsewhere) is to uninstall Net Framework; however,
you may have applications that use it. Another suggestion is to just
stop and disable its service ("Windows Cardspace"). The default is
Manual which means it doesn't start unless an app calls for it. Do you
see an infocard.exe process in Task Manager? It won't run on a FAT
formatted drive as it requires NTFS.

If you simply want to hide the "Windows Cardspace" entry shown in the
Control Panel folder, read:

http://www.ithastobecool.com/2009/07/17/how-to-remove-windows-cardspace-from-the-control-panel-of-windows-xp/

Of course, hiding the entry doesn't remove the program. Another
suggestion is to rename the following files:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\icardagt.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\infocardcpl.cpl
C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.0\Windows Communication
Foundation\infocard.exe

I suspect you only have to rename the .cpl file. Windows scans the
%windir% and its subfolders looking for .cpl file and lists those in the
Control Panel folder (along with registry entries used to add applets in
Control Panel).

Yet another suggestion is to use the "don't load" registry key that
hides .cpl files from showing up in the Control Panel list (read
http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/522/). You'll want to add
an entry for the infocardcpl.cpl file.

[ffebruary21]

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[kelly]

Post by Tim W
There's an icon for this in Control Panel. I am sure it was never there
before. I don't want it, how do I get rid of it? Not in Add/Remove
Programs and not in Add/Remove Windows Components.  surely it wasn't
always there?
Tim W

After reading your post, Tim, I checked Control Panel and there it
is. :-)
Then I read VanguardLH's explanation. Just yesterday I downloaded .NET
Framework 4 Client Profile & .NET Framework 4 Extended. I think it was
a "must" for Adobe Flash. Maybe.
I, also, do not like to see weird icons etc. which arrive
mysteriously. So thanks to both you & VanguardLH for bringing this
up. :-)

[Tim W]

Post by kelly

Post by Tim W
There's an icon for this in Control Panel. I am sure it was never there
before. I don't want it, how do I get rid of it? Not in Add/Remove
Programs and not in Add/Remove Windows Components. surely it wasn't
always there?
Tim W

After reading your post, Tim, I checked Control Panel and there it
is. :-)
Then I read VanguardLH's explanation. Just yesterday I downloaded .NET
Framework 4 Client Profile& .NET Framework 4 Extended. I think it was
a "must" for Adobe Flash. Maybe.
I, also, do not like to see weird icons etc. which arrive
mysteriously. So thanks to both you& VanguardLH for bringing this
up. :-)

Yes thank you , VanguardLH. Maybe I am paranoid and the application is
quite harmless but I was alarmed by the description - 'Manage
Information Cards used to log on and register with websites and online
services' . Exactly the stuff you want to be in control of and the sort
of thing you would _never_ want installing itself without permission.
This is a Microsoft application. Poor show.

Tim w

[David]

Post by Tim W

Post by kelly

Post by Tim W
There's an icon for this in Control Panel. I am sure it was never there
before. I don't want it, how do I get rid of it? Not in Add/Remove
Programs and not in Add/Remove Windows Components. surely it wasn't
always there?
Tim W

After reading your post, Tim, I checked Control Panel and there it
is. :-)
Then I read VanguardLH's explanation. Just yesterday I downloaded .NET
Framework 4 Client Profile& .NET Framework 4 Extended. I think it was
a "must" for Adobe Flash. Maybe.
I, also, do not like to see weird icons etc. which arrive
mysteriously. So thanks to both you& VanguardLH for bringing this
up. :-)

Yes thank you , VanguardLH. Maybe I am paranoid and the application is
quite harmless but I was alarmed by the description - 'Manage
Information Cards used to log on and register with websites and online
services' . Exactly the stuff you want to be in control of and the sort
of thing you would _never_ want installing itself without permission.
This is a Microsoft application. Poor show.
Tim w

Of course it's a Micro$oft program.