Re: Problem with missing text in add/remove programs

From: Rick (me_at_privacy.net)
Date: 01/06/05 

Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 19:41:36 -0800

"Mike Packard" <news@packardshome.net> wrote in message news:ybKdnXTIJt3WNkHcRVn-vA@comcast.com...
> Recently, I used Add/Remove Programs under control panel and found all
> of the program names are now missing. The icons are there as well as
> any text for changing or removing the program, just now program names.
> Its as if the font for the program name cannot be rendered or is
> invisible. I don't know when this occured, since I don't use this to
> often, but I'm guessing after a recent critical upgrade.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas on how to get this back?
>
> Mike Packard
> news@packardshome.net

Sounds like a virus. Is any antivirus software installed on this
system? Is it up to date?

You can go into REGEDIT and check the "DisplayName" key
for each program entry (HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Uninstall), and assuming the keys are there and
valid (less than 63 characters each) you're probably dealing with
a virus infection.

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