I am running XP with all the latest updates. All my programs are
working fine. But when I went to my Settings\Add or Remove Programs, I
find that it is blank. Nothing appears and the "Please wait while the
list is being populated remains" on permanently.

I looked on the internet and one advice was to go to regedit and see if
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall"
is blank. In my case, it is not blank.

Anything I can do to make Add or Remove Programs populate itself again?

Thanks.

Jeff

Please ignore. A Reboot restored the screen and now it populates
correctly again.

Jeff

Jeff wrote:
> I am running XP with all the latest updates. All my programs are
> working fine. But when I went to my Settings\Add or Remove Programs,
> I find that it is blank. Nothing appears and the "Please wait while
> the list is being populated remains" on permanently.
>
> I looked on the internet and one advice was to go to regedit and see
> if
> "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall"
> is blank. In my case, it is not blank.
> Anything I can do to make Add or Remove Programs populate itself
> again?
> Thanks.
>
> Jeff

Jeff wrote:
> Please ignore. A Reboot restored the screen and now it populates
> correctly again.

Doh!

I am having this same problem, however, mine does not seem to fix itself. I
cannot get any of the programs to appear. Rather it just seems to "freeze"
up on me. Anybody have any suggestions . . . PLEASE!?!?

I'm having the same problem, too. And it all started after I loaded Office
2007 last month. I haven't seen any programs in the Add or Remove Programs
screen since then, even when I unclick the updates box. What to do?

"Josh" wrote:

> I am having this same problem, however, mine does not seem to fix itself. I
> cannot get any of the programs to appear. Rather it just seems to "freeze"
> up on me. Anybody have any suggestions . . . PLEASE!?!?

I am having this same problem and need to know if anyone ever found a
soulution?

"Jeff" wrote:

> I am running XP with all the latest updates. All my programs are
> working fine. But when I went to my Settings\Add or Remove Programs, I
> find that it is blank. Nothing appears and the "Please wait while the
> list is being populated remains" on permanently.
>
> I looked on the internet and one advice was to go to regedit and see if
> "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall"
> is blank. In my case, it is not blank.
>
> Anything I can do to make Add or Remove Programs populate itself again?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
>

same here. any solution been found. Mine shows the first few programs, but
that all. If I select the last one it clears the entire screen.

Thanks
--
jbm


"KJOE" wrote:

> I am having this same problem and need to know if anyone ever found a
> soulution?
>
> "Jeff" wrote:
>
> > I am running XP with all the latest updates. All my programs are
> > working fine. But when I went to my Settings\Add or Remove Programs, I
> > find that it is blank. Nothing appears and the "Please wait while the
> > list is being populated remains" on permanently.
> >
> > I looked on the internet and one advice was to go to regedit and see if
> > "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall"
> > is blank. In my case, it is not blank.
> >
> > Anything I can do to make Add or Remove Programs populate itself again?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> >
> >
> >