Uninstall Missing in Programs Control Panel

I needed to uninstall a program. So, I went Start-->Control
Panel-->Programs-->Uninstall a Program. Once the windo populated the
"Uninstall" option was missing for all prgrams. There was only "Organinize"
and "View."

I'm lost, any ideas?

Thanks, Rick

"RickB" <RickB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1CA416C6-10BF-4CC1-AE64-31D73B5FC857@microsoft.com...
>I needed to uninstall a program. So, I went Start-->Control
> Panel-->Programs-->Uninstall a Program. Once the windo populated the
> "Uninstall" option was missing for all prgrams. There was only
> "Organinize"
> and "View."
>
> I'm lost, any ideas?
>
> Thanks, Rick


Highlight a listed program and the uninstall/change option should appear.

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Jim

Hi Rick,

I don't know on this one. If you don't know where the individual
uninstall is for each program, you can download the Free CCleaner
program & use it's Uninstall feature in a pinch until you get this
resolved. It'll be under the Tools section in CCleaner. Here's the
link:

'_http://ccleaner.com/_'
(http://ccleaner.com/)

Hope this helps for now,
Shawn


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brink

"Practice makes perfect, then you reinstall"
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Please post feedback to help others

"RickB" wrote
>I needed to uninstall a program. So, I went Start-->Control
> Panel-->Programs-->Uninstall a Program. Once the windo populated the
> "Uninstall" option was missing for all prgrams. There was only
> "Organinize"
> and "View."
>
> I'm lost, any ideas?

Uninstall doesn't show up until you click on an individual entry in the
list. Does that not happen?

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

Hi Jim,

Highlighted does not work, double clicking does nothing, right click does
nothing.

Suggestions? Thanks, Rick

"JimR" wrote:

> "RickB" <RickB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1CA416C6-10BF-4CC1-AE64-31D73B5FC857@microsoft.com...
> >I needed to uninstall a program. So, I went Start-->Control
> > Panel-->Programs-->Uninstall a Program. Once the windo populated the
> > "Uninstall" option was missing for all prgrams. There was only
> > "Organinize"
> > and "View."
> >
> > I'm lost, any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks, Rick
>
>
> Highlight a listed program and the uninstall/change option should appear.
>
> --
> Jim
>

Thanks Shawn!

"brink" wrote:

>
> Hi Rick,
>
> I don't know on this one. If you don't know where the individual
> uninstall is for each program, you can download the Free CCleaner
> program & use it's Uninstall feature in a pinch until you get this
> resolved. It'll be under the Tools section in CCleaner. Here's the
> link:
>
> '_http://ccleaner.com/_'
> (http://ccleaner.com/)
>
> Hope this helps for now,
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> brink
>
> "Practice makes perfect, then you reinstall"
> '_www.Vistax64.com_' (http://www.vistax64.com/www.Vistax64.com)
> Please post feedback to help others
>

Highlighting does not work, double clicking does nothing, right clicking does
nothing.

Suggestions. Thanks, Rick

"Rock" wrote:

> "RickB" wrote
> >I needed to uninstall a program. So, I went Start-->Control
> > Panel-->Programs-->Uninstall a Program. Once the windo populated the
> > "Uninstall" option was missing for all prgrams. There was only
> > "Organinize"
> > and "View."
> >
> > I'm lost, any ideas?
>
> Uninstall doesn't show up until you click on an individual entry in the
> list. Does that not happen?
>
> --
> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]
>
>

I have the same issue and although this works surely there is a fix for this
in Windows or is the uninstall feature not an option in Vista?

"RickB" wrote:

> Highlighting does not work, double clicking does nothing, right clicking does
> nothing.
>
> Suggestions. Thanks, Rick
>
> "Rock" wrote:
>
> > "RickB" wrote
> > >I needed to uninstall a program. So, I went Start-->Control
> > > Panel-->Programs-->Uninstall a Program. Once the windo populated the
> > > "Uninstall" option was missing for all prgrams. There was only
> > > "Organinize"
> > > and "View."
> > >
> > > I'm lost, any ideas?
> >
> > Uninstall doesn't show up until you click on an individual entry in the
> > list. Does that not happen?
> >
> > --
> > Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]
> >
> >

Same - issue - I have seen enough posts to convince me that there is an
underlying issue here.

Microsoft - please end the pain.

"Tony B" wrote:

> I have the same issue and although this works surely there is a fix for this
> in Windows or is the uninstall feature not an option in Vista?
>
> "RickB" wrote:
>
> > Highlighting does not work, double clicking does nothing, right clicking does
> > nothing.
> >
> > Suggestions. Thanks, Rick
> >
> > "Rock" wrote:
> >
> > > "RickB" wrote
> > > >I needed to uninstall a program. So, I went Start-->Control
> > > > Panel-->Programs-->Uninstall a Program. Once the windo populated the
> > > > "Uninstall" option was missing for all prgrams. There was only
> > > > "Organinize"
> > > > and "View."
> > > >
> > > > I'm lost, any ideas?
> > >
> > > Uninstall doesn't show up until you click on an individual entry in the
> > > list. Does that not happen?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]
> > >
> > >

Haha! I have this issue as well, though it was via Ccleaner that I
caused the problem.
Went to clean PC, and uninstalled the Vista uninstaller via Ccleaner. I
saw a green V named uninstaller under tools in Ccleaner. Figuring this
was spyware I uninstalled that "uninstaller"

Turns out I uninstalled the Vista uninstaller. No clue as to why MS
made the uninstaller uninstallable. Ccleaner picked it up, and me never
ever even thinking anything bad could happen from uninstalling something
named uninstaller ended up now always having to use Ccleaner. Albeit
with a lot more care haha


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b12blib