Add/Remove

[Gary I.]

There's an odd gap in the list of programs within Control Panels
Add/Remove list. Specifically, the gap is between Microsoft Calculator
Plus and Microsoft Intellipoint 5.2.
You think you're at the end of the list of programs installed and
realize much is missing. Pressing the navigation down arrow skips over
the blank patch to reveal the rest of the list.
It's not a big deal, but I'm wondering why there is a gap. My wife's PC,
down the hall, has a continuous list of programs. Both of the systems
have nearly the same software installed.

All comments appreciated!

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Courtesy of Kelly
Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP-Shell/User
2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award

Add or Remove - White Space
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_a.htm#ws

[[This is generally due to the DisplayIcon having a negative number. From
here you can either remove the negative number or remove the last
application listed:
Start/Run/Regedit:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{} ]]

Add or Remove - ARPNegCheck Script

From...
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

[[Here is a script which lists all the negative icon references and sends
them
to a log file
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/reg/ARPNegCheck.vbs

Download the VBScript and run it. When you see the log file, copy the
contents and paste them here.]]

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Gary I.]

I ran the script- none found.

Add/Remove Programs entries with negative icon references
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

<-----Begin----->

None found....
* Where HKLM refers to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

<-----End----->


--
I want a big American automobile with tail fins.

Courtesy of Kelly
Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP-Shell/User
2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award

Add or Remove - White Space
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_a.htm#ws

[[This is generally due to the DisplayIcon having a negative number.
From here you can either remove the negative number or remove the last
application listed:
Start/Run/Regedit:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{}
]]

Add or Remove - ARPNegCheck Script

From...
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

[[Here is a script which lists all the negative icon references and
sends them
to a log file
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/reg/ARPNegCheck.vbs

Download the VBScript and run it. When you see the log file, copy the
contents and paste them here.]]


In

There's an odd gap in the list of programs within Control Panels
Add/Remove list. Specifically, the gap is between Microsoft
Calculator Plus and Microsoft Intellipoint 5.2.
You think you're at the end of the list of programs installed and
realize much is missing. Pressing the navigation down arrow skips
over the blank patch to reveal the rest of the list.
It's not a big deal, but I'm wondering why there is a gap. My wife's
PC, down the hall, has a continuous list of programs. Both of the
systems have nearly the same software installed.

All comments appreciated!

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Beats me. The negative number is usually what causes the white space.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I ran the script- none found.

Add/Remove Programs entries with negative icon references
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

<-----Begin----->

None found....
* Where HKLM refers to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

<-----End----->


--
I want a big American automobile with tail fins.

Courtesy of Kelly
Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP-Shell/User
2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award

Add or Remove - White Space
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_a.htm#ws

[[This is generally due to the DisplayIcon having a negative number.
From here you can either remove the negative number or remove the last
application listed:
Start/Run/Regedit:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{}
]]

Add or Remove - ARPNegCheck Script

From...
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

[[Here is a script which lists all the negative icon references and
sends them
to a log file
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/reg/ARPNegCheck.vbs

Download the VBScript and run it. When you see the log file, copy the
contents and paste them here.]]


In

There's an odd gap in the list of programs within Control Panels
Add/Remove list. Specifically, the gap is between Microsoft
Calculator Plus and Microsoft Intellipoint 5.2.
You think you're at the end of the list of programs installed and
realize much is missing. Pressing the navigation down arrow skips
over the blank patch to reveal the rest of the list.
It's not a big deal, but I'm wondering why there is a gap. My wife's
PC, down the hall, has a continuous list of programs. Both of the
systems have nearly the same software installed.

All comments appreciated!

 

[Gary I.]

Thank you for trying to help. I wonder about the quote below--I did not understand the "or remove the last application listed." I've
got the spot saved in Registry master favorites but I hesitate to whack
it- the last application. I save a backup of the registry often but the
problem isn't that significant.
I dunno...

Beats me. The negative number is usually what causes the white space.


In

I ran the script- none found.

Add/Remove Programs entries with negative icon references
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

<-----Begin----->

None found....
* Where HKLM refers to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

<-----End----->


--
I want a big American automobile with tail fins.

Courtesy of Kelly
Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP-Shell/User
2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award

Add or Remove - White Space
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_a.htm#ws

[[This is generally due to the DisplayIcon having a negative number.
From here you can either remove the negative number or remove the
last application listed:
Start/Run/Regedit:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{}
]]

Add or Remove - ARPNegCheck Script

From...
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

[[Here is a script which lists all the negative icon references and
sends them
to a log file
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/reg/ARPNegCheck.vbs

Download the VBScript and run it. When you see the log file, copy
the contents and paste them here.]]


In Gary I. <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
There's an odd gap in the list of programs within Control Panels
Add/Remove list. Specifically, the gap is between Microsoft
Calculator Plus and Microsoft Intellipoint 5.2.
You think you're at the end of the list of programs installed and
realize much is missing. Pressing the navigation down arrow skips
over the blank patch to reveal the rest of the list.
It's not a big deal, but I'm wondering why there is a gap. My
wife's PC, down the hall, has a continuous list of programs. Both
of the systems have nearly the same software installed.

All comments appreciated!

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Ask yourself these two questions.

How often do you use Add or Remove Programs?
Is it worth it to try to fix it?

I have AutoCAD LT 2000i. The white space in Add or Remove Programs usually
shows up after the AutoCAD LT 2000i listing. Kelly's fix fixes the problem,
but I have to reapply the fix *evertime* I add or remove a program in Add or
Remove Programs.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thank you for trying to help. I wonder about the quote below--I did not understand the "or remove the last application listed." I've
got the spot saved in Registry master favorites but I hesitate to whack
it- the last application. I save a backup of the registry often but the
problem isn't that significant.
I dunno...

Beats me. The negative number is usually what causes the white space.


In

I ran the script- none found.

Add/Remove Programs entries with negative icon references
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

<-----Begin----->

None found....
* Where HKLM refers to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

<-----End----->


--
I want a big American automobile with tail fins.

Wesley Vogel wrote:
Courtesy of Kelly
Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP-Shell/User
2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award

Add or Remove - White Space
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_a.htm#ws

[[This is generally due to the DisplayIcon having a negative number.
From here you can either remove the negative number or remove the
last application listed:
Start/Run/Regedit:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{}
]]

Add or Remove - ARPNegCheck Script

From...
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

[[Here is a script which lists all the negative icon references and
sends them
to a log file
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/reg/ARPNegCheck.vbs

Download the VBScript and run it. When you see the log file, copy
the contents and paste them here.]]


In Gary I. <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
There's an odd gap in the list of programs within Control Panels
Add/Remove list. Specifically, the gap is between Microsoft
Calculator Plus and Microsoft Intellipoint 5.2.
You think you're at the end of the list of programs installed and
realize much is missing. Pressing the navigation down arrow skips
over the blank patch to reveal the rest of the list.
It's not a big deal, but I'm wondering why there is a gap. My
wife's PC, down the hall, has a continuous list of programs. Both
of the systems have nearly the same software installed.

All comments appreciated!

 

[Gary I.]

I fixed the "blank spot" problem!!!!
Although the script found no negative numbers, I still believed that you
and "Kelly's Korner" had identified the problem for me. Since an item is
missing from Control Panel Add/Remove, I thought about looking at the
list with another uninstall program.
I've had PCMag's Unclean on my system for a long time but I just thought
of utilizing it for this purpose. Better late than never, I guess...
Anyway, I found Microsoft Encarta 2000 in the Add/Remove list of Unclean
but it did not appear in the Control Panel Add/Remove list. Also,
alphabetically; this is the spot Encarta should be in-- blank space
area.
I removed Encarta with Unclean and now the blank space is gone.

Thank you for pointing me in the right direction!

--
I want a big American automobile with tail fins.

I ran the script- none found.

Add/Remove Programs entries with negative icon references
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

<-----Begin----->

None found....
* Where HKLM refers to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

<-----End----->

Courtesy of Kelly
Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP-Shell/User
2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award

Add or Remove - White Space
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_a.htm#ws

[[This is generally due to the DisplayIcon having a negative number.
From here you can either remove the negative number or remove the
last application listed:
Start/Run/Regedit:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{}
]]

Add or Remove - ARPNegCheck Script

From...
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

[[Here is a script which lists all the negative icon references and
sends them
to a log file
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/reg/ARPNegCheck.vbs

Download the VBScript and run it. When you see the log file, copy the
contents and paste them here.]]


In

There's an odd gap in the list of programs within Control Panels
Add/Remove list. Specifically, the gap is between Microsoft
Calculator Plus and Microsoft Intellipoint 5.2.
You think you're at the end of the list of programs installed and
realize much is missing. Pressing the navigation down arrow skips
over the blank patch to reveal the rest of the list.
It's not a big deal, but I'm wondering why there is a gap. My wife's
PC, down the hall, has a continuous list of programs. Both of the
systems have nearly the same software installed.

All comments appreciated!