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Keep having fun, Jon!
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
In news:C5A33898-FC06-4C49-B579-AFAEFDE2A0DD@microsoft.com,
wedodesign <wedodesign@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> Wes,
>
> I tweaked the registry manually and it worked! Thanks again.
>
> Jon
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> Jon,
>>
>> I have AutoCAD LT 2000i. The white space in Add or Remove Programs
>> usually shows up after the AutoCAD LT 2000i listing. If you want to
>> tweak the registry...
>>
>>
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{5783
>> F2D7-0065-0409-0000-0060B0CE6BBA}
>> DisplayIcon
>> REG_SZ
>> C:\Program Files\AutoCAD LT 2000i\aclt.exe,-1
>>
>> Notice the aclt.exe,-1?? You can change it to read aclt.exe,1
>>
>> Or you can run one of the fixes. I have both
>> autocadaddremovefix.zip & autodesk-landdesktop3-addremovefix.zip.
>> They both include icons. I believe that autocadaddremovefix.vbs is
>> the one that works for me, but I always run both. I just never took
>> the time to see which one did the trick. It's easier to just click
>> a couple of times.
>>
>> I get the white space in Add or Remove Programs every time that I
>> add or remove a program. It isn't always AutoCAD LT that has the
>> white space after it, sometimes it's another program. At any rate,
>> one of the fixes will work. Until the next time. ;-)
>>
>> autocadaddremovefix.vbs adds an autocad.ico icon to the
>> %systemroot%\web folder. It also adds this to the registry >>
>>
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{5783
>> F2D7-0101-0409-0000-0060B0CE6BBA}
>> DisplayIcon
>> REG_EXPAND_SZ
>> %systemroot%\web\autocad.ico
>>
>> autodesk-landdesktop3-addremovefix.vbs adds an acad.ico icon to the
>> %systemroot%\web folder. It also adds this to the registry >>
>>
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{5783
>> F2D7-0138-0409-0000-0060B0CE6BBA}
>> DisplayIcon
>> REG_EXPAND_SZ
>> %systemroot%\web\acad.ico
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>> Wes
>>
>> In news:47A5EAF9-44C1-4729-A17D-4D31439EC46A@microsoft.com,
>> wedodesign <wedodesign@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>> Wes, I'm a bit confused. First, what do you mean by remove the
>>> negative number in the registry. I drilled down to
>>>
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{},
>>> but am unsure what to do once I'm there. Also, the files you linked
>>> to:are they fixes? I do have autocad installed, and the gap on the
>>> add/remove list is right after autocad.
>>> Do I run one of the linked files to fix it instead of tweaking the
>>> registry? Sorry I don't understand. Thanks for your help, - Jon
>>>
>>>
>>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Add or Remove - White Space
>>>>
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_a.htm#ws
>>>>
>>>> This is generally due to the DisplayIcon having a negative number.
>>>> From here you can either remove the negative number or remove the
>>>> last application listed: Start/Run/Regedit:
>>>>
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{}
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/autocadaddremovefix.zip
>>>>
>>>>
>>
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/autodesk-landdesktop3-addremovefix.zip
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>> Wes
>>>>
>>>> In news:A44AE326-A2C1-4FDC-9B93-FF39AD48DE67@microsoft.com,
>>>> Jon <Jon@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>>>> Several people hace asked this with no solutions here. I'll try
>>>>> again. When I click on add/remove hardware in control panel, the
>>>>> list that comes up has a HUGE gap between the first 10 programs
>>>>> and the last 20 or so. Any suggestions on how to fix this? Thanks!