Whats up with my add/remove programs window

hottshotts
edited September 2005 in Science & Tech
all of a sudden its really long and has this in it.. long thing of.. nothing.. check it out...

http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/321/wtf0sh.jpg

just appeared one day~

Comments

  • JengoJengo Pasco, WA | USA
    edited August 2005
    did you reboot and try again? Sometimes the removie/add program menu likes to fubar every once and a while...
  • hottshotts
    edited August 2005
    well its been this way for a while, i add/remove programs and reboot all the time.. its just a kinda pain having that stuff there, like 10 pages of it to scroll down in the way
  • DexterDexter Vancouver, BC Canada
    edited August 2005
    Click Here for instructions on how to download and properly install a program called Hijack This.

    Do not follow the rest of the instructions on that link, as I do not want you to post a regular HJT log. After installing HJT, I want you to do this:

    - Run HJT

    - Click the button "Open the Misc Tools Section."

    - Click the button "Open Uninstall Manager"

    - On the right hand side, find "Save List" and click it.

    - Save the list to the HJT folder. Once you do, it will open the text document automatically.

    - Select all the text in that document, and post it here.

    The object of this is to let us have a look at what all is in that list. You may have some bad entry there which is causing this issue, and hopefully HJT's Uninstall Manager will let us identify it.

    Dexter...
  • hottshotts
    edited August 2005
    Here you go Dexter:


    Ad-aware 6 Professional
    Adobe Photoshop 7.0
    Adobe Reader 6.0.1
    AOL Instant Messenger
    BitTornado 0.3.7
    CCleaner (remove only)
    Creative System Information
    Creative WebCam Instant Driver (1.00.08.0416)
    DAEMON Tools
    Dark Age of Camelot - Trials of Atlantis
    DeadAIM
    Direct Show Ogg Vorbis Filter (remove only)
    DiscWizard for Windows
    DivxToDVD 1.99.12
    DVD Shrink 3.1.5
    DVDFab Platinum 2.9.1.0
    EVEREST Home Edition v1.51
    ffdshow (remove only)
    Fraps (remove only)
    Gluz 5.0
    GunboundWC
    HijackThis 1.99.1
    IconPackager
    IsoBuster 1.6
    Java 2 Runtime Environment, SE v1.4.2_05
    Kazaa Lite K++ v2.4.3
    Konfabulator
    LiveReg (Symantec Corporation)
    LiveUpdate 2.6 (Symantec Corporation)
    Loki
    MAIET Gunz
    Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
    Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
    Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Hotfix (KB886903)
    Microsoft Data Access Components KB870669
    Microsoft Office XP Professional with FrontPage
    mIRC
    Mozilla Firefox (0.8.)
    Mozilla Firefox (1.0.4)
    MSN Messenger 7.0
    Nero 6 Ultra Edition
    Nimo Codecs Pack v5.0 (Remove Only)
    Norton SystemWorks 2002
    Norton WMI Update
    NVIDIA Drivers
    ObjectDock Plus
    PeerGuardian v1.98b
    Power MP3 WMA Converter 1.15
    PowerDVD
    QuickSearch Toolbar
    QuickTime
    RealPlayer
    Remove DivX Pro Codec
    Ringtone Ripper
    Security Update for Windows XP (KB883939)
    Security Update for Windows XP (KB890046)
    Security Update for Windows XP (KB893756)
    Security Update for Windows XP (KB896358)
    Security Update for Windows XP (KB896422)
    Security Update for Windows XP (KB896423)
    Security Update for Windows XP (KB896428)
    Security Update for Windows XP (KB899587)
    Security Update for Windows XP (KB899588)
    Security Update for Windows XP (KB899591)
    Security Update for Windows XP (KB901214)
    Security Update for Windows XP (KB903235)
    Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit
    Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.2
    SpywareBlaster v3.4
    Steam
    StyleXP (remove only)
    TeamSpeak 2 RC2
    Update for Windows XP (KB894391)
    Update for Windows XP (KB896727)
    Update for Windows XP (KB898461)
    VCDEasy
    Ventrilo Client
    VIA Rhine-Family Fast Ethernet Adapter
    VobSub v2.23 (Remove Only)
    Winamp (remove only)
    Windows Genuine Advantage v1.3.0254.0
    Windows Installer 3.1 (KB893803)
    Windows Installer 3.1 (KB893803)
    Windows Media Format Runtime
    Windows Media Player 10
    Windows XP Hotfix - KB834707
    Windows XP Hotfix - KB867282
    Windows XP Hotfix - KB873333
    Windows XP Hotfix - KB873339
    Windows XP Hotfix - KB885250
    Windows XP Hotfix - KB885835
    Windows XP Hotfix - KB885836
    Windows XP Hotfix - KB885884
    Windows XP Hotfix - KB886185
    Windows XP Hotfix - KB887472
    Windows XP Hotfix - KB887742
    Windows XP Hotfix - KB888113
    Windows XP Hotfix - KB888302
    Windows XP Hotfix - KB890047
    Windows XP Hotfix - KB890175
    Windows XP Hotfix - KB890859
    Windows XP Hotfix - KB890923
    Windows XP Hotfix - KB891781
    Windows XP Hotfix - KB893066
    Windows XP Hotfix - KB893086
    Windows XP Service Pack 2
    WinRAR archiver
    World of Warcraft
    XoftSpy
    XviD Video Codec 02022003-1 (Koepi's developer build)
    Yahoo! Messenger Explorer Bar


    Lemme know what u think I should do. Thanks
  • DexterDexter Vancouver, BC Canada
    edited August 2005
    Ok, that looks clean.

    If you are running Windows 2000, you may want to try the fix in this Microsoft Knowledgebase Article:
    SYMPTOMS
    When you install and uninstall programs, the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel may display the installed programs incorrectly. The Currently installed programs box may contain only a single text string, or may display a large blank space before the program entries. Other display problems may include that there are no listed programs. Additionally, one of the following error messages may appear:
    An unexpected error occurred. Class not registered
    res://appwiz.cpl/listbox.htc
    Line:225
    -or-
    Object doesn't support this property or method res://appwiz.cpl/default.hta
    Line: 75
    CAUSE
    This behavior may occur if the uninstaller for a program incorrectly removes registry entries that are used by Windows and the Add/Remove Programs tool.

    There is a detailed fix at the link.

    If you are running XP, see my next post.

    Dexter...
  • DexterDexter Vancouver, BC Canada
    edited August 2005
    If you are running XP, I found something that may work.

    Start -> Run

    type in regedit <enter>

    Navigate (click the + signs to open sub-keys) to:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\

    Click the + sign there to list everything in the uninstall registry.

    Look for a blank entry which will look like this: {}

    Or look for an entry with a negative number, such as :{-0552A36D-0D7E-4FF5-8FDB-6629ABA7C779}

    If you see either of those, delete them by right-clicking on the entry and choosing Delete.

    What you will be looking for will be near the top of the list, as it populates the list alphabetically, and whatever is goofing it up is coming at the top.

    Dexter...
  • hottshotts
    edited August 2005
    well, im running xp, and i did what yuou said.. and I didnt have either of those things.
    http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/8602/this5as.jpg
  • DexterDexter Vancouver, BC Canada
    edited August 2005
    From that image, two of the "numbered" folders have this after the string of numbers in {curly brackets}:

    _is1

    They may be the culprits.

    Try this. Run Regedit again. One at a time, right click these and select Export. Save them to .REG files on your desktop. Then right-click them again and select Delete. Exit Regedit.

    Reboot and check your Add/Remove list.

    If the problem is solved, great. If not, double-click each of those .REG files on your desktop to add them back in to the Registry, then delete the .REG files.

    Let me know if that helps.

    Dexter...
  • hottshotts
    edited August 2005
    Okay, i tried what you said: deleted them after savig to desktop, then rebooting and checking. It was still there, the thing in my add/remove programs list. So, i added those 2 items back to the registry. Any other ideas, Dexter?
  • hottshotts
    edited September 2005
    outa ideas eh?
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