Re: Add or Remove Programs list is short

From: Peter Hutchison (pjhutch_at_NOSPAM.com)
Date: 07/18/04


Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 16:52:13 +0100

On 9 Jul 2004 06:58:03 -0700, afsinclair@optonline.net (Andrew S.)
wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I am running Windows XP SP1. I wanted to uninstall an application and
>opened the 'Add or Remove Programs' applet in control panel only. I
>found that the list of installed application is very short and in fact
>missing most of the applications installed.
>
>What is causing this and how do I get a complete listing?

Check the Registry, the list is shown from:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

If that is short as well, then there is some corruption. Use System
REstore to restore it back or reinstall the applicationson top of
themselve again to repopulate it.

Peter Hutchison



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