How to fix a program in Windows XP By Drew Mathers | September 8, 2015 This procedure only works for some programs. We will use Adobe Reader as an example. 1 1. Click: Start 2 2. Click: Control Panel 3a 3a. Click: Add or Remove Programs (if Control Panel is set to Category View) 3b 3b. Click: Add or Remove Programs (if Control Panel is set to Classic View) 4 4. Select the program that is not working. 5 6. Click: Change 6 6. Select the Repair option. 7 7. Click: Next 8 8. Wait for the process to complete. 9 9. Click: Finish 10 10. Click the red X to close Add or Remove Programs. 11 Posted in Intermediate