uninstalling and reinstalling

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I thought of uninstalling and reinstalling the affected programs. When
I
clicked on "Add or Remove Programs" in Control Panel, nothing happened.
There
was no error message.

I checked and found the file appwiz.cpl in c:\windows\system32\, in
case it
got deleted. I copied the file from another working Windows
installation. I
tried starting the program manually using Run but still nothing
happened. I
even tried running it from Task Manager with the same result.
 
shovon said:
I thought of uninstalling and reinstalling the affected programs. When
I
clicked on "Add or Remove Programs" in Control Panel, nothing happened.
There
was no error message.

I checked and found the file appwiz.cpl in c:\windows\system32\, in
case it
got deleted. I copied the file from another working Windows
installation. I
tried starting the program manually using Run but still nothing
happened. I
even tried running it from Task Manager with the same result.
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You write "I thought of uninstalling and reinstalling the affected
programs." It would be a good idea to tell us WHAT programs
you tried to uninstall, and WHAT they are affected by.
 
shovon said:
I thought of uninstalling and reinstalling the affected programs. When
I
clicked on "Add or Remove Programs" in Control Panel, nothing happened.
There
was no error message.

I checked and found the file appwiz.cpl in c:\windows\system32\, in
case it
got deleted. I copied the file from another working Windows
installation. I
tried starting the program manually using Run but still nothing
happened. I
even tried running it from Task Manager with the same result.
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You need to do a repair install..

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
 
cavalier wrote are you perhaps related to steven lee ?(please see"Add or
Remove Program"does no...2/20/2009)six posts down from yours
 
cavalier said:
Remove Program"does no...2/20/2009)six posts down from yours
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The sixth post down from mine deals with Internet connectivity having run
Regcure
 
cavalierwrote> not in my book,but as you are splitting hairs read the words
"Add or Remove Program"
 
Subject: "Add or Remove Program" does not work 2/20/2009 6:19 PM PST

By: Steven Lee In: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general


I repaired Windows due to a glitch after a unexpected power failure. I then
updated Windows with the latest patches and hotfixes. When this was done, I
discovered some of the shortcuts in the Start Menu not longer works.

I thought of uninstalling and reinstalling the affected programs. When I
clicked on "Add or Remove Programs" in Control Panel, nothing happened. There
was no error message.

I checked and found the file appwiz.cpl in c:\windows\system32\, in case it
got deleted. I copied the file from another working Windows installation. I
tried starting the program manually using Run but still nothing happened. I
even tried running it from Task Manager with the same result.

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