Change / Remove flashes a window then exits

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would help to know what the program is....there are several malware programs
that do that--they block your ability to uninstall.



"barge" <barge@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1085FCFB-29A4-4F36-959B-9FA3ABC8C26B@microsoft.com...
> When I hit "Change/Remove" for several programs in "Add/Remove Programs" a
> windows flashes very quickly then dissappears and the uninstall doesn't
start.
>
> Does anyone know how to fix this?
>
>

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"Dewey" wrote:having same problem when trying to install quicken 2005 said i
hgad to deinstall 2004 first. encountered the flash of install wizard and
nothing happen had several garus mytified . tonight i tryed to reinstall q
2004 and got the same messege to deinstall first BUT this time it worked and
now i was able to install q 2005. and dinstall working good now. i have
been working with this problem two wks . who knows why???


> I have the same problem help
>
> "barge" wrote:
>
> > When I hit "Change/Remove" for several programs in "Add/Remove Programs" a
> > windows flashes very quickly then dissappears and the uninstall doesn't start.
> >
> > Does anyone know how to fix this?
> >
> >