Microsoft KB Archive/304745

= You Cannot Reinstall a Program with the Add/Remove Programs Tool =

Article ID: 304745

Article Last Modified on 10/18/2001

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q304745



SYMPTOMS
If you install a program that does not create shortcuts, and then uninstall that program with the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel, you may not be able to reinstall that program.



RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, contact your administrator to reinstall the program through a Group Policy.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



MORE INFORMATION
This issue does not occur if the program that you uninstall has a file extension; you can reinstall a program that has a known file extension. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

224330 Assigning a Windows Installer Package with Minimal Interaction

Keywords: kbenv kbprb KB304745

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