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Wes
In news
E2C446D-9179-4580-A155-C6F718A5B36C@microsoft.com,
Bimmerhead <Bimmerhead@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> Changing the registry key data from "...aclt.exe,-1" to
> "...aclt.exe,1" for the AutoCAD LT entry was the solution. Thanks
> for the post, Wes.
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> Courtesy of Kelly
>> Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP-Shell/User
>> 2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award
>>
>> 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\{}
>> ] ]
>>
>> AutoCad Fix
>>
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/autocadaddremovefix.zip
>>
>> Autodesk Land Desktop 3 Fix
>>
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/autodesk-landdesktop3-addremovefix.zip
>>
>> ===
>>
>> 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. autocadaddremovefix.vbs is the one that
>> works for me.
>>
>> 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
>> -----
>>
>> From snowman...
>> AutoCAD 2002 is
>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
>> {5783F2D7-0101-0409-0000-0060B0CE6BBA}
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>> Wes
>>
>> In news:4E6BEDF6-72E2-421C-8674-91575AAACD21@microsoft.com,
>> Bimmerhead <Bimmerhead@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>> I have the same phenomenon with XP Home. Interestingly, I also have
>>> an Autodesk product -- AutoCAD LT 2002 -- installed. My "gap"
>>> starts after "AT&T Worldnet Accelerator" and the first entry after
>>> the gap is "Autodesk Learning Assistance". The registry entries
>>> don't look strange and the gap doesn't go away if I delete the
>>> Registry uninstall entry for "Autodesk Learning Assistance".
>>> Technically the AutoCAD LT 2002 product and its accompanying
>>> products like "Autodesk Learning Assistance" are listed as Windows
>>> 2000 and prior products and don't have typical uninstall routines
>>> normal with newer products.
>>>
>>> Have no fix but the common thread may be Autodesk's older products.
>>>
>>> "CAD Fiend" wrote:
>>>
>>>> When opening the "Add Or Remove Programs" dialog (under Control
>>>> Panel), there seems to be a problem with the way the dialog shows
>>>> the listing of all of the currently installed programs. What it is
>>>> doing is showing a very large blank area between the entries
>>>> (starting at the end of the A series), and then going many pages
>>>> down to the rest of the A series.
>>>>
>>>> Has anyone had this problem, and if so, how can I fix it?
>>>>
>>>> TIA.