Re: Cannot remove programs using Add and Remove Programs.

Courtesy of Kelly
Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP-Shell/User

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 remove the negative number:
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
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From snowman...
AutoCAD 2002 is
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
{5783F2D7-0101-0409-0000-0060B0CE6BBA}
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From anonymous poster...

One application causes the problem for me. I just removed the reference to
that program in regedit and the black spot dissapeared.
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Here is a script which lists all the negative icon references and sends them
to a log file.
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/utils/
ARPNegCheck.vbs
Lists all negative icon references in Add/Remove

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/reg/ARPNegCheck.vbs

From...
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

Dowload the script. Run it by double clicking ARPNegCheck.vbs.
NegativeIcons.txt will be saved to your Desktop.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:FCBF1207-F254-4350-B4CA-DBDE23259F87@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
DelRae <DelRae@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
Great!!!! That helped a lot. Now how do I get rid of the huge white space
that I have?

"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

Try scrolling down past the big white space.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:4F68B899-9A62-4AEA-8A7B-7D4748F3D63B@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
DelRae <DelRae@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
I am trying to remove some old programs using Add and Remove Programs in
my Control Panel but when I open Add and Remove Programs only a few
programs show up. What can I do since the list is not even close to
being complete? Any advise.

.

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