hi there any 1 help ive lost the option to uninstall programmes in my add and remove options im running xp any help please........

Please explain in more detail.

What happens exactly?

What is the specific problem?

hello there yes when i put up the add and remove to uninstall anything in the panel list there is no option to uninstall here is a pic of it

Try System Restore. It looks like your registry got messed up.

It sounds as if all your uninstall strings have been removed. They are stored in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Uninstall \ X
(where X is the application or program) The strings would be under each program. This is the "list" that Control Panel - Add/Remove Programs displays when it's called up.

thanks guys for your info much appreciated ive tried a system restore it wont restore to an early date ? is it worth having the system restore turned on when it will not restore to an early date or time i wonder? is there any way other way of putting the files back in the registry ?

it wont restore to an early date

Are you in an Admin account when trying System Restore?

Are there earlier points existing and it won't restore, or doesn't it find earlier points?

Some System Restore info;
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/w.../bb264753.aspx

is there any way other way of putting the files back in the registry ?

Are the strings indeed missing?

thanks dan will try that and let u know

still no joy the strings are missing and cant do a system restore must be something i can do

Try Windows Repair Install: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm