SP2 Add/Remove Programs Prob

[buck]

I installed XP SP2 about a month ago. 266Mb .......Windows XP-KB835935-SP2-ENU, Self Extracting Cabinet

Everything appeared to go well, no obvious problems, no crashes, no clashes etc.

One slight problem was that I noticed that the list of programs in "Add/Remove Programs" in the Control Panel has been affected.

It no longer lists all the programs installed on this computer. It sorts the programs by 4 criteria; Name, Size, Frequency of Use and Date Last Used.

Now none of these list gives me a full list of all programs..... Name gives me only 6 programs beginning with the letter 'A' ????, Size gives me 12 assorted programs, and Frequency of Use and Date last used give me more programs, but not an entire list.

I had not initially worried about this problem, but recently I had to uninstall a program first in order to install a newer version. I was unable to find this program ANYWHERE in Add/Remove Programs.

To be sure the SP2 installation had gone correctly, I ghosted back to SP1 from my external backup HDD and reinstalled SP2. Same problem....Add/Remove Programs List was full on SP1 and incomplete on SP2!!

I have since ghosted SP2 to this backup HDD, so can not revert to SP1.

Fortunately I had a third party program (Toni Arts- Easy Cleaner) which had an uninstall facility which had a full list of all programs on this computer (interestingly even SP2..which does not appear on my Add/Remove Programs List). I used this program to do the uninstall.

Can anybody offer me some assistance/advice on how to rectify this problem. I have searched the internet for similar problems, but been unable to find any.

Thanks,

Buck

[buck]

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[Dman]

No idea why

[buck]

Originally Posted by Dman

No idea why

This prob is sorted now. Thanks. Fix is here;
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showp...1&postcount=14
Cheers,
Buck.

[Dman]

Originally Posted by buck

This prob is sorted now. Thanks. Fix is here;
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showp...1&postcount=14
Cheers,
Buck.

Buck, you Rock!

Your solution worked perfectly for me. How the heck did you ever figure that out? I'm amazed. Thanks alot

[buck]

Originally Posted by Dman

Buck, you Rock!

Your solution worked perfectly for me. How the heck did you ever figure that out? I'm amazed. Thanks alot

Cheers. Glad it worked. Found fix at whirlpool forums http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/ .
Ciao,
Buck.

[DrVelocity]

Same symptom, same comma, in "Display Icon" item for AutoCAD LT 2002

I too am amazed at how someone figured this out.

Thanks a bunch!

Dr. V.

[buck]

Originally Posted by DrVelocity

Same symptom, same comma, in "Display Icon" item for AutoCAD LT 2002

I too am amazed at how someone figured this out.

Thanks a bunch!

Dr. V.

Cheers! I posted the fix over at Wilders and it's been getting lots of hits lately too. Glad it worked!
Buck.