Re: White space in Add/Remove programs

From: David Candy (.)
Date: 12/25/04 

Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2004 21:07:32 +1100

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
Look under here in the registry, one of the icons have a negative number. Change it to a positive and most files hace a 1 icon. Windows will try to guess the icon if you remove the entry altogether. 

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"Shane Nation" <Shane@nation22.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message news:%23wjQVgm6EHA.2804@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>I am using Windows XP home, with SP2.
> 
> 
> 
> When the Control panel - Remove/Add programs box displays the programs
> installed there are about six programs displayed then a gap and then the 
> rest of the programs, which I
> have to scroll down some way to get to.
> 
> I obviously have a display problem with it, or it has become corrupted in
> some way.
> 
> Does anyone know of a way to fix this please?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Shane 
> 
>

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