Can't uninstall from Add or Remove Programs

[Danny]

Whenever I open Add or Remove Programs, I just get the message "Please
wait while the list is being populated..." and the programs that I want
to uninstall never show up. How do I get it to work?

 

[Iceman]

Whenever I open Add or Remove Programs, I just get the message "Please
wait while the list is being populated..." and the programs that I want
to uninstall never show up. How do I get it to work?

Have you tried a System Restore to an earlier date?

You could try investigating by:
"How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353/en-us

"How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316434/en-us

"How to troubleshoot by using the System Configuration utility in Windows
XP"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310560/en-us

If no luck:

"How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341