add remove empty!

i tried the sfc/scannow but after checking, theres nothing happen, it is suppose to be like that? or there should be a dialog box or anything that requires action.

The same thing happened when i run
expand f:\i386\xpsp1res.dl_ c:\system32\xpsp1res.dll

what about the "Run a DLL as an app" error msg when i clicked on 'add new program' in add remove programs??

 

Note the space in the SFC command. Have your cd ready.

Johanna

 

When you run

Code:

sfc  /scannow

you won't see any results. However, after it runs you can go into your event logs and any changes will be noted in an event.

 

ive checked

i run sfc /scannow and checked the event viewer...
the recent error msgs in system are the same..they are quite alot .. they are

AMLI:ACPI BIOS is attempting to write to an illegal IO port address (0xcf8) which lies in the 0xcff protected address range. This could lead to system instability. Please contact you system vendor for technical assistance.

"to write to" in the msg alternately replace by "read from "

is this error msgs got something to do with my problem.. i hope it helps..
thnax..

 

I believe the Event ID 5 (ACPI BIOS is attempting to write to an illegal IO port address) you are seeing is a known issue:

283649 "ACPI BIOS is attempting to write to an illegal IO port address" error
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=283649

and can be addressed by updating the BIOS on your motherboard. I doubt updating your BIOS will "fix" the problem with the blank Add/Remove Programs dialog, but it should at least clear up the recurring errors in your event log. Once you have the updated BIOS installed let us know what other Errors and/or Warnings appear in the Event Viewer.

 

what do u think?

finally i installed add remove plus 2002 to replace my native add remove.. the review said its much better than the native.. waht do u guys say?

 

is this the solution?

i found this at here at
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm

Add or Remove - White Space

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\{}


is this the solution?

i cant understand but it i checked it n found that my last applications listed in registry does have negative number for DisplayIcon..

should i delete the entry? its yahoo!msgr..

 

Their advice is rock solid but I think I'd opt to remove the negative number rather than the whole entry as a first try and see if that fixes you up.

 

C:\PROGRA~1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\YHEXBM~1.DLL,-107

here is my last applications DisplayIcon entry.. err its called entry isnt it?

should i delete the entire number or just the minus thing n leave the number?

thanx