Add/Remove Program icon not functioning on Server

[beezee28]

I inherited the MS network when I came to work for my present company. There are 2 server running at the moment, one of them is the DC and the other as workstation. The previous network person did not promote the 2nd server to member server. There are a few non-functioning programs on the server that I need to delete and also need to install terminal server on this server. When I go to the control panel, there is 2(two) Add/Remove Program icon and both of the are not function. Double click on it and it is not working. I have no idea what has been done to this server.

1) Is it better to reformat the drive and clean install??
or
2) Reinstall MS Server 2000 ontop of the old one and hopefully the missing link will reinstall itself??

Another problem is when I click on My Computer the page that comes up is without the "content pane" just the "detail pane" is visible.

Has anyone faced this situation and all feedback is really appreciated.

Thanks

Boon

 

[pgoss]

How do you access the control panel?

start - settings - control panel (with show administrative tools check marked?)

or through double clicking my computer - control panel?

Try both ways, one might get you to a working add/remove button.

He might have had a group policy in place, to check that try this
start - run
type mmc
load the group policy
right click group policy, select properties
checkmark disable computer configuration settings and disable user configuration settings


hth
pat

 

[beezee28]

hi Pgoss,

Tried what you suggested but no luck. Any other suggestions? I would like to try it. Thanks.

Boon

 

[brontosaurus]

Go to MS Windows Update site and install IE 5.5 SP2 or IE 6. Reboot. See if that helps.

 

[pgoss]

Boon,

I would probably go with a reload. it sounds like the system is a little messed up and you don't want something else coming along later to go haywire. It might just be more worthwhile to clean the system and reload it to company security specs.

g'luck
pat