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Thread ID: 56855 2005-04-17 00:21:00 Add/Remove Program List Malfunction!?!? MasturJeff (7803) Press F1
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345866 2005-04-17 10:37:00 Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE). Open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Uninstall. Click on the [+] next to Uninstall and a branch will expand under it, revealing all of the applications currently listed under Control Panel - Add/Remove Programs. Simply highlight any unwanted entries (with a single left-click) and hit Delete. One note about looking for your application in the Registry. It may not have the same name you see in the Add/Remove Programs dialog. If you're unsure about which entry to delete, you can usually click on a likely suspect in the list in the left pane to see a more thorough description in the right pane,

Wow, only a few programs show under the uninstall branch. :badpc:

Like McAfee shows, hijackthis shows, but alot of other programs are missing.
MasturJeff (7803)
345867 2005-04-17 19:56:00 I'm using System Mechanic Pro, and it has an uninstaller feature on it.

It has two lists, Listed Programs and Programs installed not listed on Add/Remove.

Alot of the programs in the Installed not Listed on Add/Remove used to be on the Listed Programs, and those are the ones that I don't see on the Windows Add/Remove programlist.

I think it's a registry error.
MasturJeff (7803)
345868 2005-04-17 20:53:00 This maybe similar

support.microsoft.com

CAUSE

This problem can occur if the program you installed creates a registry key name that is longer than 60 characters in length. Add/Remove Programs only lists program names it locates up to the point it encounters this situation.

Altho this fix is for NT, not XP.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
345869 2005-04-17 21:25:00 I would delete using round about methods till you reformat.
Something is corrupted and hard to find unless a level 10 programmer.
I am a level .002,so not much help :)
Cicero (40)
345870 2005-04-17 21:40:00 If this is the same harddrive that you were having major spyware problems on not so long ago... I'm picking you may have deleted something you shouldn't have ... or one of the applications you d/loaded deleted something. Myth (110)
345871 2005-04-17 22:54:00 I hate to be the one to tell you this but I had the same problem a few months ago. In the end I had to format and re-install everything. I tried un-installers, registry tools spyware removeres etc but nothing worked. I also used system restore but that didn't work either.

Try doing a system restore and see if that's fixes anything.. apart from that I would say you're looking at a reformat at this stage.

cheers

chiefnz
chiefnz (545)
345872 2005-04-18 11:33:00 I hate to be the one to tell you this but I had the same problem a few months ago. In the end I had to format and re-install everything. I tried un-installers, registry tools spyware removeres etc but nothing worked. I also used system restore but that didn't work either.

Try doing a system restore and see if that's fixes anything.. apart from that I would say you're looking at a reformat at this stage.

cheers

chiefnz

Oh dear... :annoyed:
MasturJeff (7803)
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