XP/ Control Panel / Add/remove programs

[Guest]

Something strange happened to the add/remove programs feature: when opened,
it lists first all installed programs starting with "A", after which there is
an unending blank space (as if blank lines were inserted; the rest of the
programs starting from "B" are listed at the very end of this almost empty,
extremely long "list". Does anyone have any idea how to fix this?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

You have AutoCAD, right?

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
-----

From snowman...
AutoCAD 2002 is
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
{5783F2D7-0101-0409-0000-0060B0CE6BBA}

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MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Kelly]

Let us know if that helped and good luck!

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Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Here is a script which lists all the negative icon references and sends them
to a log file
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/reg/ARPNegCheck.vbs

Download the VBScript and run it. When you see the log file, copy the
contents and paste them here.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Coll Ramesh!

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[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Thanks Wes

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Actually that should've read Cool *not* Coll. ;-)

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[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Yup, I understood that Wes

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

alba1314,

First, backup the Uninstall key to a REG file. Then open Regedit.exe and
then change the negative icon references for all the items.

Example:

C:\PROGRA~1\Lavasoft\AD-AWA~1\Ad-Aware.exe,-0
to
C:\PROGRA~1\Lavasoft\AD-AWA~1\Ad-Aware.exe

C:\Program Files\BearShare\BearShare.exe,-128
to
C:\Program Files\BearShare\BearShare.exe

And so forth.

 

[NotMe]

in reg editor, rt click the key and choose export.
name it something that you will know what it is for.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Use Method 2, if you want to export a selected branch of the registry.
How to backup the Windows XP Registry?:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/registry.htm

For a complete registry backup, use ERUNT
http://www.winxptutor.com/regback.htm

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Example:

C:\PROGRA~1\Lavasoft\AD-AWA~1\Ad-Aware.exe,-0
to
C:\PROGRA~1\Lavasoft\AD-AWA~1\Ad-Aware.exe

C:\Program Files\BearShare\BearShare.exe,-128
to
C:\Program Files\BearShare\BearShare.exe

And so forth.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Interesting. Too bad it needs .NET installed. ;-)

http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2005/05/26/422076.aspx#423211


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[codercc]

Use Method 2, if you want to export a selected branch of the
registry.
How to backup the Windows XP Registry?:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/registry.htm

For a complete registry backup, use ERUNT
http://www.winxptutor.com/regback.htm

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Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"alba1314" <[email protected]>
wrote in message

There is a small freeware tool that automatically edits the bad
entries in the registry to solve this problem. You can find it at
http://www.christensen-software.com/freesoftware/cleanup_add_remove_progra.htm
..

- Claus