Add and Remove Programs

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Arcticknight

My add and remove programs can take up to 5 minutes to show the programs. How
can I fix this?
 
There are a ton of hot fixes (system security updates) that it has to sort
through. If your PC is running good, you can dump the hot fixes and get rid
of the registry entries for them. To do so, go to:
http://www.dougknox.com/ Click on Win XP Utilities in the left frame and
in the right frame, click on: Remove Hotfix Backup Files Doug explains the
pros and cons of taking such action.

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Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP
Windows Desktop Experience
 
Hi Articknight,

Stop the service that is attaching External Hard Drives to your
computer. After you do this, and all External Hard Drives are not seen by My
Computer, then the list will populate is less than 30 seconds. I am on a
Wireless Computer and that is what I have to do.
 
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