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More info?)
It was Kelly, with a small amount of help from me, that found it.
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"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@online.mvps.org> wrote in message news:O1PojehSFHA.2520@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> David,
> Thanks. As the guesswork may go wrong, I thought specifying the explicit
> program.exe Path resolves it. For the other problem, I'm wondering how did
> you pin-point the problem to be the negative icon reference. Well done..
> Other day I was going through the appwiz.cpl's scripts and could not follow
> it fully, as it was in .JS
>
> Fred, Here is another interesting note:
>
http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2004/07/09/178342.aspx
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> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP Shell/User
>
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
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> "David Candy" <.> wrote in message
> news:eJ$vtacSFHA.508@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> "This happens if the DisplayIcon key in the registry is missing or it points
> to an incorrect file." from
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/appicons.htm
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> It is an optional key and if absent (as it is on all old programs) then
> windows guesses the program by looking in Program Files for similar named
> folders to A/R display string (or name), then guesses the exe, then takes
> the first icon..
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> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@online.mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:OiNMnQZSFHA.3664@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Thanks for the feedback Fred. A related tip, but you can use it to set the
>> icon for Outpost plugin, that you referred to:
>>
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/appicons.htm
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>> --
>> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
>> Windows XP Shell/User
>>
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
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>> "Fred Pickering" <netmask56NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23R$IddYSFHA.3088@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>> Many thanks Ramesh - it was a plugin within Outpost - displayIcon was
>>> set -1. Deleted - symbol, rebooted and problem went away.
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>>> F
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>>> "Fred Pickering" <netmask56NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:e13anxXSFHA.1176@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>> ha ha many thanks!
>>>> F
>>>> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@online.mvps.org> wrote in message
>>>> news:OMlLdLXSFHA.3972@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>>> And many of them here answered by Wesley Vogel, MS-MVP:
>>>>>
http://groups.google.co.in/groups?&q=add%2Fremove+negative+uninstall
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
>>>>> Windows XP Shell/User
>>>>>
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@online.mvps.org> wrote in message
>>>>> news:Oy6BIIXSFHA.3544@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> This is a known issue. According to David Candy, this is caused by a
>>>>>> negative icon reference in the Uninstall key. Follow this thread for a
>>>>>> complete explanation:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
http://groups.google.co.in/groups?selm=ew%23H3PyZEHA.1248%40TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
>>>>>> Windows XP Shell/User
>>>>>>
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Fred Pickering" <netmask56NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:OHvWDhWSFHA.1392@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> Many thanks however I do not have any problems installing or
>>>>>>> uninstalling programs.
>>>>>>> So your solution doesn't address the question.
>>>>>>> The problem is this huge blank between programs in the alphabetic n
>>>>>>> group and the p group. I would like to know what is this blank, what
>>>>>>> does it represent and should I just ignore it and put it down to
>>>>>>> another Windows XP2 idiosyncratic behaviour?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@online.mvps.org> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:Orz3HMWSFHA.2908@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>> MyUninstaller v1.32 - Alternative to the standard Add / Remove
>>>>>>>> module
>>>>>>>> on Windows:
>>>>>>>>
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/myuninst.html
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
>>>>>>>> Windows XP Shell/User
>>>>>>>>
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Fred Pickering" <netmask56@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:uHm$gLTSFHA.252@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>> In my 'add/remove programs' application within Control Panel there
>>>>>>>>> is a large gap between the end of the "n's" and the beginning of
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> "p's" entries. If you click on the blank area in-between it turns
>>>>>>>>> blue as if there was a program entry but the details are invisible.
>>>>>>>>> What is this?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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