Locked out of Add or Remove Programs

[Guest]

I have been somehow locked out of the uninstall section of control panel. I
am administrator on my computer, but when I go to uninstall, It says

Add or remove programs has been restricted. Please check with your
administrator.

Does anyone know how I can get back into this? Everything else is working
fine.

Randy

 

[Wesley Vogel]

If XP Pro, look in Group Policy.

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Add or Remove
Programs

More info...
Remove Add or Remove Programs
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=426

If XP Home, go here..
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

146. Right hand side
Add or Remove Programs Restriction - Undo
Click on Undo

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[Guest]

I went in and most everything is enabled, but I see nothing that deals with
Add or remove programs has been restricted. I did enable a couple of things
but it made no chage, it still says I am restricted.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Antivirus and anti-spyware apps all up to date and have been run recently?

You can do a little research yourself here...

Add or remove programs has been restricted
http://www.google.com/search?as_q=&...as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&as_rights=&safe=images

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[Guest]

No, tried the Google approach, nothing helped there. Found others though
with the same problem, but never a resoloution.
I guess I will need to re-install.

Thanks

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Open Regedit.exe and navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Uninstall

In the right-pane, delete the "NoAddRemovePrograms" value.

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[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

146. Right hand side

Thanks Wes. I missed that part.

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[Wesley Vogel]

Hi Ramesh,

From my first post...
If XP Home, go here..
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

146. Right hand side
Add or Remove Programs Restriction - Undo
Click on Undo

Undo has
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Uninst
all]
"NoAddRemovePrograms"=dword:00000000
plus more...

No sense in double clicking a reg file when you can reinstall. ;-)

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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Wesley Vogel]

Hi Ramesh,

No problemo.

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Thanks Wes. I missed that part.

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Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
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Hi Ramesh,

From my first post...
If XP Home, go here..
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

146. Right hand side
Add or Remove Programs Restriction - Undo
Click on Undo

Undo has
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Uninst
all]
"NoAddRemovePrograms"=dword:00000000
plus more...

No sense in double clicking a reg file when you can reinstall. ;-)

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Randy,

Are you able to run other control panel applets?

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Windows XP Shell/User

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[Guest]

Well, I figured there was something in regedit, but it didnt help.

Just so you know, this is XP Pro, I should have stated that earlier.

Randy

 

[Guest]

Yes, I am able to get into everything else and they work fine. It is only in
Add or Remove programs that I am having difficulties getting to run.

Randy

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Randy,

The value may exist under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE registry hive as well. Check
here:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Uninstall

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Windows XP Shell/User

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[Guest]

Well, I got down to policies, but there was no uninstall on it.

Tough one isnt it?

Randy

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Yeah! Tough one, Randy. Is your system in a domain and Group Policies
enforced? If not, please double-check the "Uninstall" key in both the hives
(HKCU and HKLM) after rebooting once. I'll also try to determine the other
possibilities in the mean time.

FYI, to open Add/Remove Programs directly from Start/Run, type in Appwiz.cpl

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[Guest]

OK, this one threw me, how do I know if I am in a domain & Group policies
enforced?

I am on a network and have talked to our tech guy. He is not sure what to
do either.

Randy

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Randy,

The IT guy must be knowing about this. See this link also:

Resultant Set of Policy:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prmb_tol_dwkz.asp

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