I cannot open "add or remove programs"

[pa bear [ms mvp]]

[Why bother? Even if it works, the hijackware infection will disable it
upon rebooting.]

ju.c wrote:
> It's easy. Copy the text between the lines, then paste it into
> Notepad. Save it as "ARPFix.reg" to your Desktop. Just
> double-click the "ARPFix.reg" file to merge it into the registry.
>
>
> ju.c
>
>
> "Jamesburg" <Jamesburg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E47530EC-2B28-4221-8CDD-E080A4F0B922@microsoft.com...
>> Thanks for your help.
>> I made it through #1 and 2. I entered all the dll's 1 at a time through
>> run. The rest has me a little confused. I do not know how to merge into
>> registry editor, nor can I find that in my pc.
>> I saved # 3, can you tell me exactly how to complete the rest, and do I
>> have to start all over?
>>
>> "ju.c" wrote:
>>
>>> How to fix "Add or Remove Programs".
>>>
>>> Register these DLL's then create and merge a registry file:
>>>
>>> 1. Close all programs.
>>>
>>> 2. Open the Run box and enter, one at a time:
>>>
>>> regsvr32.exe actxprxy.dll
>>> regsvr32.exe appwiz.cpl
>>> regsvr32.exe Browseui.dll
>>> regsvr32.exe jscript.dll
>>> regsvr32.exe mshtml.dll
>>> regsvr32.exe msxml.dll
>>> regsvr32.exe Oleaut32.dll
>>> regsvr32.exe scrrun.dll
>>> regsvr32.exe Shdocvw.dll
>>> regsvr32.exe Shell32.dll
>>> regsvr32.exe URLMON.dll
>>> regsvr32.exe vbscript.dll
>>>
>>> 3. Copy below and paste into Notepad.
>>>
>>> ----------copy inside only----------
>>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>>>
>>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0000031A-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]
>>> @="ClassMoniker"
>>>
>>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0000031A-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\InprocServer32]
>>> @="ole32.dll"
>>>
>>> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0000031A-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\ProgID]
>>> @="clsid"
>>>
>>> ----------copy inside only----------
>>>
>>> 4. Save-as ARPFix.reg (or any name + .reg)
>>>
>>> 5. Double-click or right-click and merge into the registry.
>>>
>>> 6. Restart your computer.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This program will fix the "Add or Remove Programs" whitespace
>>> problem.
>>>
>>> "The gap is caused by a badly formatted "DisplayIcon" entry in
>>> the uninstall area of the registry or a bad icon file."
>>>
>>> Remove Whitespace From Add or Remove Programs 32 KB (Freeware)
>>> Info:
>>> http://www.christensen-software.com/fre ... progra.htm
>>> Download:
>>> http://www.christensen-software.com/fre ... ograms.exe
>>>
>>>
>>> ju.c
>>>
>>>
>>> "Jamesburg" <Jamesburg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:DFA51E93-5FE9-4F00-8FA1-586BB0FD17E6@microsoft.com...
>>>> I tried typing in mshtml.dll but recieved "mshtml was loaded but
>>>> register server entry point was not found
>>>> file cannot be registered
>>>> I have xp home edition