A day or so after a BSOD crash, I am no longer able to unintall any programs
because the Add or Remove Programs window only shows "Please wait while the
list is being populated."

Is there a file I can restore from I386, or is there a Windows Update file I
can re-install to fix this? I haven't noticed any other problems on my PC
(yet) as a result of this crash.

Hi Tom,

How many days has it been sense the crash?

If it's been within a few days, I would suggest using System Restore to
restore the system to the day before the crash.

All About System Restore in WinXP
http://bertk.mvps.org

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org


TomM wrote:
> A day or so after a BSOD crash, I am no longer able to unintall any
> programs because the Add or Remove Programs window only shows
> "Please wait while the list is being populated."
>
> Is there a file I can restore from I386, or is there a Windows Update
> file I can re-install to fix this? I haven't noticed any other
> problems on my PC (yet) as a result of this crash.

Thanks, Bert. Tried System Restore. Picked a date I thought was before the
crash, but after the reboot, was told no changes were made.

"Bert Kinney" wrote:

> Hi Tom,
>
> How many days has it been sense the crash?
>
> If it's been within a few days, I would suggest using System Restore to
> restore the system to the day before the crash.
>
> All About System Restore in WinXP
> http://bertk.mvps.org
>
> --
> Regards,
> Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
> http://bertk.mvps.org
>