Serious Problem with Add/Remove Programs

[Zoom7000]

I formatted my PC a few days ago and created an up-to-date Windows XP CD with my favourite apps preinstalled. Just tried going to Add/Remove Programs and this is what I am getting:

I've tried "REGSVR32 APPWIZ.CPL" but that hasn't worked. Any ideas?

Edit: Just found that if I scroll right down to the bottom, all my programs are there. But why the black space at the top?

I've seen the KB Article, but not entirely sure what to do... http://support.microsoft.com/kb/266668

Edited July 31, 2008 by Zoom7000

[Joel]

Turn off the non-Microsoft theme and try again.

[Zoom7000]

Just enabled Windows Classic. Still getting the problem.

[TYT]

Look in the registry at

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\

and check each entry for a "DisplayIcon" value. One of them may be set to -1, change it to 1 and hopefully that'll fix it.

[+Warwagon MVC]

My guess would be that in the processes modifying the install cd you broke add / and remove programs.

Did you use Nlite?

Only question now is, what else did you break.

[Zoom7000]

  warwagon said:

My guess would be that in the processes modifying the install cd you broke add / and remove programs.

Did you use Nlite?

Only question now is, what else did you break.

lol, I was waiting for this. Well, I build images almost every month at work, so it's nothing new to me. Only the first time I have had this problem. I may try to rebuild the image and test it again. I did try this one on a VM before I used it, just didn't notice this!

As for the -1, tried that too, found a -1 entry but it didn't solve the problem.

[+Warwagon MVC]

One thing you could do is just use Safarp instead

http://wistinga.online.fr/safarp/

Add/remove program replacement. Very fast. I use it.

[punklefish]

Are there eventually programs listed in the box? I see that there is a a lot of space in the scroll bar. I've had this with certain applications taking up the space of 100 in the list with just blank space, can't remember what caused it though.