Add/Remove entries all greyed

On my new PC, all the entries under Add/Remove Programs in AS 4.5 are
checked but greyed. Why has that happened and what is its significance
please? I see from Help that one immediate practical consequence is
that if I wanted to remove one of these I would have to do so from
both the PPC and the PC, which is a PITA.

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Todd
Thu May 01 09:21:28 PDT 2008


"Terry Pinnell" <terrypinDELETE@THESEdial.pipex.com> wrote in message
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> On my new PC, all the entries under Add/Remove Programs in AS 4.5 are
> checked but greyed. Why has that happened and what is its significance
> please? I see from Help that one immediate practical consequence is
> that if I wanted to remove one of these I would have to do so from
> both the PPC and the PC, which is a PITA.


I may be wrong, but I think that indicates that the programs are installed
on the PPC, but not on the PC. (I.e., if you started synching the PPC with
a new PC that wasn't the one the programs were originally installed from.)

Clearing a checkbox should remove the program from the PPC, but not the PC,
since the program isn't on the PC to be uninstalled.

Terry
Thu May 01 11:38:18 PDT 2008

"Todd Allcock" <elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote:

>
>"Terry Pinnell" <terrypinDELETE@THESEdial.pipex.com> wrote in message
>news:jqti14d975qebc3ffjr2g6jg3eu334mnpl@4ax.com...
>> On my new PC, all the entries under Add/Remove Programs in AS 4.5 are
>> checked but greyed. Why has that happened and what is its significance
>> please? I see from Help that one immediate practical consequence is
>> that if I wanted to remove one of these I would have to do so from
>> both the PPC and the PC, which is a PITA.
>
>
>I may be wrong, but I think that indicates that the programs are installed
>on the PPC, but not on the PC. (I.e., if you started synching the PPC with
>a new PC that wasn't the one the programs were originally installed from.)
>
>Clearing a checkbox should remove the program from the PPC, but not the PC,
>since the program isn't on the PC to be uninstalled.
>

Thanks Todd. Yes, of course, that makes perfect sense! I haven't got
around to re-installing those 30-40 progs on my new PC. Still
ploughing through installing the 150 or so *PC* programs!

--
Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Todd
Thu May 01 16:18:59 PDT 2008


"Terry Pinnell" <terrypinDELETE@THESEdial.pipex.com> wrote in message
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>>Clearing a checkbox should remove the program from the PPC, but not the
>>PC,
>>since the program isn't on the PC to be uninstalled.
>>
>
> Thanks Todd. Yes, of course, that makes perfect sense! I haven't got
> around to re-installing those 30-40 progs on my new PC. Still
> ploughing through installing the 150 or so *PC* programs!


Frankly, I don't bother reinstalling my PPC programs when I change/upgrade
PCs, unless there's a PC-based component to the program (like the file
converter in Adobe Reader.) I generally just copy the .cab file installed
on the (old) PC to a folder on the new (called something clever like
"Important PPC CABs") so I can copy the .cabs to the PPC via a card reader
when/if needed, and bypass the Activesync/WMDC "add programs" function.
(The most important cabs I permanently keep on my PPC's storage card marked
as read-only for quick reinstallation in case of a total disaster while away
from my PC.)

Terry
Fri May 02 00:12:28 PDT 2008

"Todd Allcock" <elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote:

>
>"Terry Pinnell" <terrypinDELETE@THESEdial.pipex.com> wrote in message
>news:dd3k149f40bd7ptf6chprn7rs80qhtcuko@4ax.com...
>
>>>Clearing a checkbox should remove the program from the PPC, but not the
>>>PC,
>>>since the program isn't on the PC to be uninstalled.
>>>
>>
>> Thanks Todd. Yes, of course, that makes perfect sense! I haven't got
>> around to re-installing those 30-40 progs on my new PC. Still
>> ploughing through installing the 150 or so *PC* programs!
>
>
>Frankly, I don't bother reinstalling my PPC programs when I change/upgrade
>PCs, unless there's a PC-based component to the program (like the file
>converter in Adobe Reader.) I generally just copy the .cab file installed
>on the (old) PC to a folder on the new (called something clever like
>"Important PPC CABs") so I can copy the .cabs to the PPC via a card reader
>when/if needed, and bypass the Activesync/WMDC "add programs" function.
>(The most important cabs I permanently keep on my PPC's storage card marked
>as read-only for quick reinstallation in case of a total disaster while away
>from my PC.)
>

At least two good ideas there, both of which I will implement -
thanks!

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK