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[Guest]

How do I get all the installed programs to show in the Add or Remove Category
Panel? All I get is 6 listed programs wether "sort by" name, size etc. Newly
upgrade from W98 to WXPHE.

 

[Ken Blake]

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How do I get all the installed programs to show in the Add or
Remove
Category Panel? All I get is 6 listed programs wether "sort by"
name,
size etc. Newly upgrade from W98 to WXPHE.

First, note that whether a program is listed there depends on the
program itself.

But assuming that you have more than six that should be listed
there, are you sure that there is only six, or have you scrolled
down to see if there's just a big gap after the first six?

Assuming the latter, try here:

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

 

[Guest]

Thanks Ken - but there is no scroll bar, I think there was a few weeks ago
but not now. I tried an "autocadaddremovefix" (white space) earlier this pm
but no result. Autocad is installed if that is relevant.

 

[Ken Blake]

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Thanks Ken - but there is no scroll bar, I think there was a
few
weeks ago but not now. I tried an "autocadaddremovefix" (white
space)
earlier this pm but no result. Autocad is installed if that is
relevant.

It probably *is* relevant, but sorry, I don't have any other
suggestions for you. Perhaps someone else here does.


--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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[Alan Edwards]

Try this, as you don't seem to have the normal white space problem.
(It was for Win9x but it still can be valid in XP)

All Installed Programs May Not Be Displayed in the Add/Remove Programs
Tool
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=240348

I have fixed several of these recently for others.
The problem will occur in these two situations:

1. The uninstall keyname for an application is greater than 63
characters.
Solution: Rename the keyname.
e.g. this is invalid
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234]

2. The DisplayName for the key is greater than 63 characters.
Solution: Shorten DisplayName
e.g. this is invalid
"DisplayName"="1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234"

*** Note that the invalid entry that can cause this is not necessarily
connected with the ones missing so you must check all entries.

If you need a second opinion, export the key to a Registration file
and email it to me.


.....Alan
-
Alan Edwards MS MVP W95/98 Systems