Re: Locked out of Add or Remove Programs

Open Regedit.exe and navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Uninstall

In the right-pane, delete the "NoAddRemovePrograms" value.

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Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

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"Scottyt67203" <Scottyt67203@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:27DBE8BB-39EE-44C1-9081-5AEC683C7FED@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
No, tried the Google approach, nothing helped there.  Found others though
with the same problem, but never a resoloution.
I guess I will need to re-install.

Thanks

"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

Antivirus and anti-spyware apps all up to date and have been run recently?

You can do a little research yourself here...

Add or remove programs has been restricted
http://www.google.com/search?as_q=&num=10&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=Add+or+remove+programs+has+been+restricted&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=&as_ft=i&as_filetype=&as_qdr=all&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&as_rights=&safe=images

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Hope this helps.  Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:E8175D99-FA79-4BC4-B0F5-6AF6B5B372A7@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Scottyt67203 <Scottyt67203@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
> I went in and most everything is enabled, but I see nothing that deals
> with Add or remove programs has been restricted. I did enable a couple
> of things but it made no chage, it still says I am restricted.
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> If XP Pro, look in Group Policy.
>>
>> User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Add or >> Remove
>> Programs
>>
>> More info...
>> Remove Add or Remove Programs
>> http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=426
>>
>> If XP Home, go here..
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>>
>> 146. Right hand side
>> Add or Remove Programs Restriction - Undo
>> Click on Undo
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:05245CA3-40A3-4CCF-B51A-6B8FDB3DB6A3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>> Scottyt67203 <Scottyt67203@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and >> pecked:
>>> I have been somehow locked out of the uninstall section of control
>>> panel. I am administrator on my computer, but when I go to uninstall,
>>> It says
>>>
>>> Add or remove programs has been restricted. Please check with your
>>> administrator.
>>>
>>> Does anyone know how I can get back into this? Everything else is
>>> working fine.
>>>
>>> Randy



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