Dick,
First thing to try: Reboot. Then open Add or Remove Programs again.
Do not keep uninstalling programs. This problem is annoying, but it
isn't worth spending a boatload of time trying to fix it, since you know
that you
can scroll down to see the rest of the programs in the list.
Someone stated that the blank space, color other than white, appeared
because he had uninstalled a program, but that program was still listed
in Add or Remove Programs. He removed the reference in the registry,
rebooted
and the other colored space was gone from Add or Remove Programs.
Do you see any programs in the list that you know you have uninstalled?
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In Dick <
[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
I was mistaken about the blue color disappearing. Once I clicked in
the
blank space the blue color returned just as it appears when you select
a
program to be deleted. So that wasn't a change after all.
I found Digital Image and it has no keys to match those mentioned
below. It has no "displayicon" and no setting that has a negative
figure. I did
uninstall DI and found the blanck space results the same EXCEPT that
the blue background disappeared, but the long wide black lines remain.
I have looked at the registry info on all of the programs and find
nothing with a negative number. I installed two MS programs yesterday
and they were listed following Digital Image (now removed) but after
the blank space, but I do know that the large blank space (with black
lines) I am referring to, existed prior to their installation. Should
I just keep uninstalling backwards until the white space disappears?
If so I should do so by date of installation and not by alphabetical
order. Correct?
Thanks for your attention and interest. Dick
I do not have Microsoft Digital Image.
You'll have to find it yourself.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In Dick <
[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Thanks for the input. The top list ends with Microsoft Digital
Image, and
then after the lengthy empty space it picks up again with Microsoft
Intellipoint 5.0, and appears fine from that point on. Dick
Do the programs end at particular letter in the alphabet? A maybe?
If so,
you may have a huge white space, scroll down in Add or Remove
Programs
to
see if this is the problem.
If it is...
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\{}
]]
AutoCad Fix
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/autocadaddremovefix.zip
Autodesk Land Desktop 3 Fix
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/autodesk-landdesktop3-addremovefix.zip
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I have AutoCAD LT 2000i. The white space in Add or Remove Programs
usually
shows up after the AutoCAD LT 2000i listing. If you want to tweak
the
registry...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
{5783F2D7-0065-0409-0000-0060B0CE6BBA}
Value Name: DisplayIcon
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: C:\Program Files\AutoCAD LT 2000i\aclt.exe,-1
Notice the aclt.exe,-1?? You can change it to read aclt.exe,1
Or you can run one of the fixes. I have both
autocadaddremovefix.zip & autodesk-landdesktop3-addremovefix.zip.
They both include icons. autocadaddremovefix.vbs is the one that
works for me. It's easier to use
the fix than changing the -1.
I get the white space in Add or Remove Programs every time that I
add or
remove a program. It isn't always AutoCAD LT that has the white
space
after
it, sometimes it's another program. At any rate, one of the fixes
will work. Until the next time. ;-)
autocadaddremovefix.vbs adds an autocad.ico icon to the
%systemroot%\web
folder. It also adds this to the registry >>
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
{5783F2D7-0101-0409-0000-0060B0CE6BBA}
Value Name: DisplayIcon
Value Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Value Data: %systemroot%\web\autocad.ico
autodesk-landdesktop3-addremovefix.vbs adds an acad.ico icon to the
%systemroot%\web folder. It also adds this to the registry >>
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
{5783F2D7-0138-0409-0000-0060B0CE6BBA}
Value Name: DisplayIcon
Value Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Value Data: %systemroot%\web\acad.ico
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From snowman...
AutoCAD 2002 is
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
{5783F2D7-0101-0409-0000-0060B0CE6BBA}
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From anonymous poster...
One application causes the problem for me. I just removed the
reference
to
that program in regedit and the black spot dissapeared.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In Dick <
[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
I've spent the past week getting my new Toshiba laptop operating
my
necessary programs, etc. I now need to remove several programs no
longer needed. The laptop is running XP SP2 as is my desktop
sitting
next to it,
from which I can compare settings, etc. When I go to Add/Remove
on
the
laptop the list it provides after "populating" ends at MS Digital
Image,
and no further programs are shown. I checked with another
"uninstaller"
program that I have on the laptop and it shows some 30 more
programs farther down the alphabet plus the many MS updates, etc.
This is not a problem with my desktop, and the settings that I
have
found on it and compared to the ones on the laptop are the same,
such
as "show all programs", etc. I must be overlooking something
important.
Suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks, Dick