Black area in "Add or Remove Programs" screen

[LAB4]

Hello.

I'm trying to chase down a problem with my DVD-ROM drive (separate thread).
I'm looking in "Add or Remove Programs" to see if there is anything
installed that I don't use, which might be causing my problem.

In my "Add or Remove Programs" screen, there are a few programs listed, then
a large black area, then more programs. As I scroll the black area, it
changes to colored vertical stripes. I think it's been doing this since
SP2.

Anyone know about this? Does this mean I have some software that SP2
doesn't like? Or maybe a virus? (No symptoms, but you never know...)

Thanks.

LB

 

[Ken Blake]

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Hello.

I'm trying to chase down a problem with my DVD-ROM drive
(separate
thread). I'm looking in "Add or Remove Programs" to see if
there is
anything installed that I don't use, which might be causing my
problem.
In my "Add or Remove Programs" screen, there are a few programs
listed, then a large black area, then more programs. As I
scroll the
black area, it changes to colored vertical stripes. I think
it's
been doing this since SP2.

Anyone know about this? Does this mean I have some software
that SP2
doesn't like? Or maybe a virus? (No symptoms, but you never
know...)

Larry, go to http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm and
try the fix on the right side of line 226.

 

[LAB4]

Larry, go to http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm and try the fix
on the right side of line 226.

Hi, there!

I went to the page you posted, but I don't understand the directions. I'm
in REGEDIT and I see the "...Uninstall" directory (branch, whatever you call
it). I don't see anything strange, but there are scores of keys here. Do I
need to examine them individually? Also, I don't understand "DisplayIcon".
That doesn't appear anywhere.

See you.

L.

 

[Ken Blake]

In

Hi, there!

I went to the page you posted, but I don't understand the
directions.
I'm in REGEDIT and I see the "...Uninstall" directory (branch,
whatever you call it). I don't see anything strange, but there
are
scores of keys here. Do I need to examine them individually?
Also,
I don't understand "DisplayIcon". That doesn't appear anywhere.

If you look at each of these, you'll see that some of them
include "DisplayIcon." Scan all of them, find the one ending in a
negative number and remove the number.

At least that's the way I understand Kelly's instructions. Kelly
is usually hanging around here; Kelly, if you see this, can you
verify that what I said is right, or correct me if it's not?