Add/Remove Programs doesn't show all my apps!

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Hi all!
Sorry if I'm posting in the wrong category, but my Add/Remove programs isn't showing all of my applications!!! I have about 120 programs of which only 14 show up!!! They don't even have icons.... This just started, I don't know what I did... I tried system restore, but I got nothing. Any Ideas???
 

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dw96 said:
Hi all!
Sorry if I'm posting in the wrong category, but my Add/Remove programs isn't showing all of my applications!!! I have about 120 programs of which only 14 show up!!! They don't even have icons.... This just started, I don't know what I did... I tried system restore, but I got nothing. Any Ideas???
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It has been a while, since you posted your question. I waited, with the hope that a better solution would come along, so that I could learn and it would help you, this does not seem to be the case. This is what I suggest.


would use CCleaner found HERE. Simply download CCleaner, install, Right-click on the CCleaner icon, Select "Run as Administrator", select "Tools" (left side - center), and a list of installed programs should appear.

Typically, CCleaner lists more installed programs than Windows Uninstall Programs does.

Hope it helps

Richard


 

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richc46 said:
dw96 said:
Hi all!
Sorry if I'm posting in the wrong category, but my Add/Remove programs isn't showing all of my applications!!! I have about 120 programs of which only 14 show up!!! They don't even have icons.... This just started, I don't know what I did... I tried system restore, but I got nothing. Any Ideas???
Click to expand...

It has been a while, since you posted your question. I waited, with the hope that a better solution would come along, so that I could learn and it would help you, this does not seem to be the case. This is what I suggest.


would use CCleaner found HERE. Simply download CCleaner, install, Right-click on the CCleaner icon, Select "Run as Administrator", select "Tools" (left side - center), and a list of installed programs should appear.

Typically, CCleaner lists more installed programs than Windows Uninstall Programs does.

Hope it helps

Richard
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alot depends on how well the software programmer writes the install and uninstall files, if he /she is a bit lazy and dos'nt code correctly the OS will not add it to the list of uninstallable programs i think most probably wrong but thats all i can think of!
 

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It's basically a registry value for each Program
Mine is 32-Bit OS it would be under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall some time it won't register properly

Highlight the Program Name

In the right-pane, do the following:

Double-click NoRemove (REG_DWORD) and set it to 0
Double-click NoModify (REG_DWORD) and set it to 0
If NoRemove is set to 1, the Remove button will be unavailable
If NoModify is set to 1, the Change button will be unavailable​


You could also see them using Windows Installer Cleanup

Hope this helps,
Captain
 

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very nicely put captain, thank you:D
 

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Thanks Guys .. Always happy to share what i know
 

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Capt.Jack Sparrow said:
It's basically a registry value for each Program
Mine is 32-Bit OS it would be under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall some time it won't register properly

Highlight the Program Name

In the right-pane, do the following:

Double-click NoRemove (REG_DWORD) and set it to 0
Double-click NoModify (REG_DWORD) and set it to 0
If NoRemove is set to 1, the Remove button will be unavailable
If NoModify is set to 1, the Change button will be unavailable​


You could also see them using Windows Installer Cleanup

Hope this helps,
Captain
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Windows Installer Cleanup gets me an error on a vbs script and the registry entries for my programs arent all there - there are about 14 programs all in all, I guess it's a registry bug issue? I'll see what I can do. I may have to repair the install of most of my apps to get their registry entries back to their place, but nevermind, I can do that... BTW Thanks for helping ;) Rep+
 

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I have ran into instances similar to yours where there was huge space created in add remove programs between entry's I was able to solve the issue with this program it worked great in XP saved from complete reinstall I have not tried it in Vista or 7 but it may be worth a go

Christensen Software freeware utilities
 

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Same Problem

I have the same problem. I know what the issue is, but not sure how to fix it. If you look on your hard drive you have 2 program files folders if you are running a 64 bit OS. Add/Remove programs is only reading the contents of the 64 bit folder and not the 32 bit. How do you merge Add/Remove programs to read both folders?
 

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Hello Abnormal1, and welcome to Seven Forums.

I'm sorry, but you have this mistaken. Programs and Features in the Control Panel will have installed registered programs from both the C:\Program Files and C:\Program Files (x86) folders in the uninstall list. They cannot and should not be merged together.

In a 32-bit Windows 7, you only have the C:\Program Files folder since you can only install 32-bit programs.

In a 64-bit Windows 7, you have the C:\Program Files folder for installed 64-bit programs and the C:\Program Files (x86) folder for backwards support for installed 32-bit programs.
 

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Right

Thank you for the quick response. Yea I am fully aware that there are two programs folders, but when I go to Add/Remove programs it is only showing my 64 bit apps that are installed, no 32 bit at all. CCleaner does not list the 32 bit apps as well when I go into the Add/Remove tool in there as well. I am at a complete loss with this one....
 

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Adnormal1,

Strange indeed. Are you able to run the installation file again for one of the installed 32-bit programs to see if that can repair or reinstall it to see if it may be listed afterwards?
 

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Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
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ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
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64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
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ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
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Integrated
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2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
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4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
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was this installation of 7 a clean install or was it an upgrade?
 

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I have tried reinstalling a few of the 32 bit apps and no go. This is on a new laptop that is less then a month old so assuming a clean install. Just for the heck of it, I tried an upgrade fix last night and that did nothing either. Uninstalled all security software as well as all Windows Updates to see if that would do anything and no go on that one either. Guess I will just wipe and reinstall cause this is driving me nuts.
 

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