Add or Remove Programs list is short

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Andrew S.

Hello,

I am running Windows XP SP1. I wanted to uninstall an application and
opened the 'Add or Remove Programs' applet in control panel only. I
found that the list of installed application is very short and in fact
missing most of the applications installed.

What is causing this and how do I get a complete listing?
 
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Peter Hutchison

Hello,

I am running Windows XP SP1. I wanted to uninstall an application and
opened the 'Add or Remove Programs' applet in control panel only. I
found that the list of installed application is very short and in fact
missing most of the applications installed.

What is causing this and how do I get a complete listing?
Click to expand...

Check the Registry, the list is shown from:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

If that is short as well, then there is some corruption. Use System
REstore to restore it back or reinstall the applicationson top of
themselve again to repopulate it.

Peter Hutchison
 

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