It's weird, I can open it up but inside there aren't any buttons to press that allow you to "remove" programs.


Ok... look... I'm not an *****... I know what add/remove programs normally looks like... I've used it a million times... something's weird in here. The "remove" buttons are simply gone.


Anyone know what does this?


I'm sure it's something stupid... but it's really annoying.

Probably caused by spyware!!!

I had this problem once, dunno how it happened. I had to reinstall all my apps, somehow my registry got corrupted and wouldn't let me remove.

well I can use a different app to uninstall stuff... is there a fix for this? A way to repair the registery perhaps?

you try to do a system restore?

maybe try do a sfc /scannow using cmd or windows repair..

weird... sfc /scannow askes for the XP disc... but it keeps asking me to retry AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN. It's extra weird because if I very quickly hit retry every time the progress bar advances... anyone know what that is? Is it skipping the file or is it finding it after a 'retry'?

And why would it need to ask me to retry when it's RIGHT THERE!?! It's weird...


I'm being drowned in weirdness... I should wear bunny ears and giant carnavel stilts... just to express the weirdness...

1) sfc /scannow <-- does require ur installation disk for winxp
2) is your user login with administration rights?
3) to repair registry try registry mechanic.

reinstall the appwiz.cpl from disc
check all you .cpl files by double click they shoulpen tha program
you may have to repoint all your programs (reinstall)