Re: HORROR, I cannot uninstall anything !!!!!!

Juan I. Cahis wrote:
I cannot uninstall anything !!!!!!

If I go to Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs, the list of the
installed programs come OK, but the "Change" and "Remove" buttons
have disappeared to all entries in the list.

What can I do?

Shenan Stanley wrote:
First - are you logged in as someone with the rights to add/remove
applications from the computer (like an administrative level
account?) Second - what happens if you reboot into safe mode and
look?
Thirs - what version of Windows are you running?

http://www.winxptutor.com/arpbuttons.htm

Juan I. Cahis wrote:
I am running as an Administrator. If I boot in Safe
Mode, the same happens. I run WinXP SP2 with all the patches
installed.

If I try to go to any of the earlier "Restore Points", after the
system reboots, it tells me that it was impossible to restore the
system to an earlier point. It seems to me that the Restore Point
Tool is not very reliable.

But yesterday, I could uninstall one application without any
problem!!!

Juan I. Cahis wrote:
I should clarify the problem details: In 60% of the programs listed
in the "Add or Remove Programs" Control Panel applet list, the
"Change" or "Remove" button have disappeared. In the 40% rest, they
are there as normally.

Any hint?


The story keeps changing.

Can you list a few application that do not have the Change or Remove buttons
and a few that do?

Is the "Show Updates" box checked or unchecked?


Can you do the following:

Start button --> RUN -->

cmd /k net user INSERT_YOUR_USERNAME

Click OK.

And copy/paste the part after "Local Group Memberships" that prints on the
screen?


Did you *try* the link I gave you with any of the applications that do not
have the "Change" or "Remove" buttons?

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html


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