Add remove programs not working

Cannot Open Add/Remove Programs in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;329862

Hi

There are two Microsoft articles about this here:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;329862

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;265829

Good luck

There are a couple of things that could causing the problem. I would recommend that you run
"sfc /scannow" from the command line. Simply go to "start" on your desktop (bottom left corner), go up to "run", and then type in "sfc /scannow". You will then be prompted to insert one or more or no Win2k installation disks for fixing files.
This command is the windows system integrity checker. It checks the integrity of your system files without having to manually fix individual files yourself.

As a general rule, it is not a good idea to reinstall windows over another copy of windows unless you really know what you are doing.
The windows 2000 Pro installation routine was written at a time when limited knowledge was known about user interactions and the operating system and Microsoft has not bothered to update the installation routine.

Although Win2k does have the option of creating an emergency disk, it has three files which are missing and absolutely necessary for booting from floppy to repair the system. Boot.ini is one of them. I don't remember the other two but can look it up for you when I have more time.

Many people will tell you to reinstall your operating system when problems occur. My own experience has indicated that rarely is a reinstall faster than fixing the current problem.
In many cases restoring from a backup is not faster than fixing the current problem.

Please let me know if the suggestion I made doesn't work. Also, be sure to let me know what types of messages you received from your computer after running "sfc /scannow". I have been running the same installation of Windows 2000 for over five years. With an exception of additional service packs, the same installation is still working and more often than not the system integrity checker really is the fastest and simplest way to fix a funky operating system.

Always be sure to backup your data.

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