Hi! My Windows 2003 Server is showing a long black area in Add Remove Programs. Systeminfo from CMD is showing file1, file2, file3........ for these entries. The uninstall key in Regedit does not have any -1 entry for Display Icon. Secondly, all the icons in Admin Tools are missing their normal icons. I have scanned the server with different AV and Malware tools but no virus. Restarted the server many times. Any Suggestions! Thanks.

Can you please post the picture it would me more easier to know , secondly by any chance are you using the server remotely using remote desktop.http://www.arabitpro.com

RDP is not working. Thanks.

Thanks is this screen shot through RDP or you took this screen shots physically sitting on the server. how ever run sfc/scannow on the server from the run command and check it. http://www.arabitpro.com

Teamviewer. Already ran sfc /scannow but no use. Thanks.

Do you have any themes running on the server ? if yes please remove and try it. Try upgrading the service pack if you have an old one installed if sp2 is installed re install and recheck the issue and also see how it works in the safe mode. http://www.arabitpro.com

Well safe mode is ok. What to do now. Should i install sp2 again as it is already installed. The server also has an application running on it. Will reinstalling sp2 make problem for the application? Thanks.

do a clean boot and try it if the problem exists then reinstall the service pack 2 on the server . http://www.windowsmaven.com/How_to_Clean_Boot_with_msconfig.htmhttp://www.arabitpro.com

create_share, did you try Syed's suggestions (cleanboot and SP2 reinstallation) on problematic server ? If you had tried them and still there are issues, you might want to try In-Place Upgrade of Windows Server 2003 as an last option. How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows Server 2003 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816579 A UNIVERSE without WINDOWS is CHAOS ! This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights. About Me !!!

any updates ?Jeff Ren TechNet Community Support beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

The device manager was showing yellow mark on many of the devices. I started the server in safe mode and removed those devices including the VGA Card and then started in normal mode and installed the VGA driver. It seems ok now but the admin tools still missing their proper icons which i think is the corrupted profile problem because when i logged in with another account it was ok. Thanks.