Add remove programs

[Jim]

I have an HP Pavilion with Windows XP Home sp2. When I open up add/remove
programs there are about 10 programs listed at the top and then there is a
black section and if I scroll down ther is a narrower brown section on top of
the black followed by a blue and white section that keep getting narrower.
Then they all widen out until the rest of the programs are listed at the
bottom under all the colors. I have scanned it with Adawre, Spybot,
Highjackthis, Trojan Remover and Internet Security. Removed all found
entries but still have not found the cause. Before trying a repair install
of Windows and then possibly wiping the hdd clean, is there any other
direction to look at? Thanks, Jim

[T. Waters]

Jim wrote:
> I have an HP Pavilion with Windows XP Home sp2. When I open up
> add/remove programs there are about 10 programs listed at the top and
> then there is a black section and if I scroll down ther is a narrower
> brown section on top of the black followed by a blue and white
> section that keep getting narrower. Then they all widen out until the
> rest of the programs are listed at the bottom under all the colors.
> I have scanned it with Adawre, Spybot, Highjackthis, Trojan Remover
> and Internet Security. Removed all found entries but still have not
> found the cause. Before trying a repair install of Windows and then
> possibly wiping the hdd clean, is there any other direction to look
> at? Thanks, Jim

Believe it or not, Jim, this is NORMAL. I know, I know...
You do not need to worry about malware on the basis of this fluke.

[Kelly]

Hi Jim,

This is NOT normal, but does happen and is program specific. To change this
behavior, and please note that this is generally due to the DisplayIcon
having a negative number.

From here you can either remove the negative number or remove the last
application listed: Start/Run/Regedit

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall\{}

If per chance you are have AutoCad or AutoDesk installed:

Remove the White Space from Add or Remove (line 226) Right hand side
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com


"Jim" > wrote in message
...
>I have an HP Pavilion with Windows XP Home sp2. When I open up add/remove
> programs there are about 10 programs listed at the top and then there is a
> black section and if I scroll down ther is a narrower brown section on top
> of
> the black followed by a blue and white section that keep getting narrower.
> Then they all widen out until the rest of the programs are listed at the
> bottom under all the colors. I have scanned it with Adawre, Spybot,
> Highjackthis, Trojan Remover and Internet Security. Removed all found
> entries but still have not found the cause. Before trying a repair
> install
> of Windows and then possibly wiping the hdd clean, is there any other
> direction to look at? Thanks, Jim

[Kelly]

This is NOT normal. But is fixable.

--

All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com


"T. Waters" > wrote in message
...
> Jim wrote:
>> I have an HP Pavilion with Windows XP Home sp2. When I open up
>> add/remove programs there are about 10 programs listed at the top and
>> then there is a black section and if I scroll down ther is a narrower
>> brown section on top of the black followed by a blue and white
>> section that keep getting narrower. Then they all widen out until the
>> rest of the programs are listed at the bottom under all the colors.
>> I have scanned it with Adawre, Spybot, Highjackthis, Trojan Remover
>> and Internet Security. Removed all found entries but still have not
>> found the cause. Before trying a repair install of Windows and then
>> possibly wiping the hdd clean, is there any other direction to look
>> at? Thanks, Jim
>
> Believe it or not, Jim, this is NORMAL. I know, I know...
> You do not need to worry about malware on the basis of this fluke.
>
>