Alan
Mon Jan 05 14:41:45 CST 2004
Sounds like a good idea but another good idea is to periodically
export the Uninstall key for safety for when it happens again.
...Alan
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Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html
In microsoft.public.windowsme.general, "Shawn"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>Found problem! All entries in reg gone; think NORTON did
>it. Restored backup, OK now.. Think I might get rid of
>norton!!
>
>thks for input........
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>All Installed Programs May Not Be Displayed in the
>Add/Remove Programs
>>Tool
>>
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q240/3/48
>.asp
>>
>>I have fixed several of these recently for others.
>>The problem will occur in these two situations:
>>
>>1. The uninstall keyname for an application is greater
>than 63
>>characters.
>>Solution: Rename the keyname.
>>e.g. this is invalid
>>
>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
>on\Uninstall\1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456
>789012345678901234]
>>
>>2. The DisplayName for the key is greater than 63
>characters.
>>Solution: Shorten DisplayName
>>e.g. this is invalid
>>"DisplayName"="1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123
>456789012345678901234"
>>
>>If you need a second opinion, export the key to a text
>file and email
>>it to me.
>>
>>*** Note that the invalid entry that can cause this is
>not necessarily
>>connected with the ones missing so you must check all
>entries.
>>
>>.....Alan
>>
>>Alan Edwards MS MVP W95/98 Systems
>>
>>In microsoft.public.windowsme.general, "Shawn"
>><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>>>All the entries in my add/remove icon gone! What can I
>do
>>>if anything? Have no idea what happened.
>>>
>>>Thanks for any responses...
>>
>>.
>>