SP2 Add/Remove Programs Problem

[Guest]

I installed XP SP2 about a month ago. 266Mb .......Windows
XP-KB835935-SP2-ENU, Self Extracting Cabinet

Everything appeared to go well, no obvious problems, no crashes, no clashes
etc.

One slight problem was that I noticed that the list of programs in
"Add/Remove Programs" in the Control Panel has been affected.

It no longer lists all the programs installed on this computer. It sorts the
programs by 4 criteria; Name, Size, Frequency of Use and Date Last Used.

Now none of these list gives me a full list of all programs..... Name gives
me only 6 programs beginning with the letter 'A' ????, Size gives me 12
assorted programs, and Frequency of Use and Date last used give me more
programs, but not an entire list.

I had not initially worried about this problem, but recently I had to
uninstall a program first in order to install a newer version. I was unable
to find this program ANYWHERE in Add/Remove Programs.

To be sure the SP2 installation had gone correctly, I ghosted back to SP1
from my external backup HDD and reinstalled SP2. Same problem....Add/Remove
Programs List was full on SP1 and incomplete on SP2!!

I have since ghosted SP2 to this backup HDD, so can not revert to SP1.

Fortunately I had a third party program (Toni Arts- Easy Cleaner) which had
an uninstall facility which had a full list of all programs on this computer
(interestingly even SP2..which does not appear on my Add/Remove Programs
List). I used this program to do the uninstall.

Can anybody offer me some assistance/advice on how to rectify this problem.
I have searched the internet for similar problems, but been unable to find
any.

Thanks,

Buck

 

[frodo]

in SP2 there is a new check box at the top of Add/Remove that says "show
updates". If this is NOT checked the list will be filtered to reduce
clutter. check it to show all entries.

 

[Nero]

IF you were to test that by un checking/re checking you would find that that
ONLY shows any windows updates and not normal programes.
It is just what it says, show updates meaning show windows updates.
Why don't you try first?
I just did, 30 others did the same and all 30 proved that the"show
updates"when checked/ticked shows any windows updates and when unchecked
will NOT.

 

[Guest]

Mate,

Unchecked or checked.....it makes little difference..........
It simply adds or removes the updates..........

I still have a ten mile gap between programs in 'Add/Remove
Programs'......and I'm not even sure that ALL programs are listed

I CHECKED...........trust me!!!!!!!!!

Thanks anyway,

Buck.

 

[Guest]

Buck, Likewise, I sometimes had this problem B4SP2 but it was very rare and
overcome by closing and then reopening control panel or Add/Remove a couple
of times. Now it seems a permanant glitch. Also tried safe mode - no joy.
Also adjusted 'view hidden folders', don't now why i did but it didn't make
any difference so I'm out of idea's. let me know if you find a solution.

Cheers all.

 

[Guest]

I have the same problem with the huge blank space. I also happened
occationally with SP1, but the problem had been gone for quite a while. It
used to appear after AutoCad. Now after SP2 the space seem like 100 pages.

 

[Guest]

Buck,
Since installing SP2 last week, I have am having the same problem you
describe. After scanning similar posts, I have found the "white space
removal" a popular choice as a repair that does not work. The interesting
thing is that in my case, after the first 8 programs in the list you can
scroll down (a very long scroll) to find the remaining programs. Please let
me know if you find any solutions and I will do the same.