ADD-REMOVE programs VERY SLOW

[John Jay Smith]

When I say slow I mean you have to wait 10 minuts for it to populate....

this is not my machine its a friends... she just formated installed with a
slipstreamed SP2 and installed the windows updates....

she then tried to uninstall something and it was not working... she hadnt
had time to install much..
then she noticed it was not working.

I tried googling around for an hour... I tried some things people were
saying but no go..
here is what I found but didnt work:

http://www.jasonhartman.net/2005/08/addremove-programs-window-will-not.html
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;329891&Product=win2000
Add or Remove Programs tool appears to stop responding after you remove the
security update that is documented in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-015
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;842253

http://groups.google.com/group/micr...emove+programs&rnum=40&hl=en#919e90280a490e8f

we also tried to uninstall the antivirus.. but nothing effected this
problem....

does ANYONE know how to fix this????

 

[Brian A.]

Have you tried a System Restore to an earlier date?

You could try investigating by:
How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353/en-us

How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316434/en-us

How to troubleshoot by using the System Configuration utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310560/en-us

If no joy:
If the updates weren't included on the slipstreamed install disk, try a repair
install. All updates will have to be reinstalled whcih you can then choose
selectively.
How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341

If the updates weren't included on the disk, create a new disk tha includes
all of the updates.


--

Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375