"add/remove programs" white space

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I still have a white window when I go into "add/remove programs after
installing autodesk?
There were two files to uplaod and install from the line 269 right hand
side, I down loaded both and installed to the best of my ability but still
have a white window.
Any one have some more Ideas? thanks Gary
 
I went to the link "kelly's corner etc" downloaded the autocad fix's but
still have white window. In the registary there was no value set so I didnt
change anything.
I also find that when I open control panel/add/remove programs etc, I can
only click on it once and then it greys out. I can open the windows
add/remove ok and all works fine.
So I'm still at square one. Cheers Gary
 
I had the problem occur when I installed a $5 program I picked up at Circuit
City. By uninstalling the program the problem went away. Did you install
something recently that may have caused the problem?
 
It's caused by a -1 being listed for the icon. When extracting icons you can specify a positive number to be nth icon in file or a negative number to be the Icon's resource identifier (eg -1023 is icon ID 1023). The program gets a handle back (an object). However -1 returns the total number of icons in a file and applications attempt to use this as a handle to a non existant icon.
 
The following instructions should actually *fix* your problem -- as long as
you're comfortable with editing the Windows registry. These instructions
are compiled from a few different sources, including a couple of MS MVPs:
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If the program list ends at a particular letter of the alphabet, you may
have
a huge white/blank space. Scroll down in Add or Remove Programs to see if
this is the problem.

If so it is generally due to a DisplayIcon having a negative number.

To locate the offending program using X-Setup:
Shareware version of X-Setup Pro v7.x is available here:
http://www.x-setup.net/downloads/home.asp?lang=EN

Open Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs, and make sure it is sorted by
Name.
Note the programs listed before and after the white/blank area.

Open X-Setup, and navigate to System > Software Installation >
Add or Remove Programs List Editor. It will display an alphabetical listing
of programs that should appear in Add or Remove Programs.

Compare the listings. If X-Setup's list shows a program between those
listed in
Add or Remove Programs, it will probably be the program causing the problem.

To remove the negative number (see example below), edit the Registry from
here:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{}

Example: The white space in Add or Remove Programs shows up after the
AutoCAD LT 2000i listing. To tweak the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
{5783F2D7-0065-0409-0000-0060B0CE6BBA}
Value Name: DisplayIcon
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: C:\Program Files\AutoCAD LT 2000i\aclt.exe,-1

Remove the "-" (minus sign) preceding "1" to read "aclt.exe,1" (Do not use
quotes.)
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Add or Remove - White Space
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_a.htm#ws

Courtesy of Kelly
Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP-Shell/User
2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award
--
Wesley Vogel
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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You may not need to go through the trouble of downloading & installing
X-Setup (altho' it's probably the best tweaking program around and well
worth the time and donation). You should be able to pin down the offending
program using XP's Add or Remove Programs.

HTH... Hoppy
 
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