I have a similar problem with a newly purchased computer using Windows XP.
After choosing Add/Remove Programs, it obviously goes to the default "Change
or Remove Programs" menu from the left. It will go on FOREVER with the
message "Please wait while list is being populated..." and occassionally the
mouse pointer will flucuate between just a pointer and a pointer with an
hourglass.
I have attempted deleting all items besides "default" from the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Uninstall
folder in Registry Editor. I have also run SFC/SCANNOW with negative results.
I'm obviously going to need to uninstall programs eventually. Any idea how
to fix this problem?
If this has already been covered here in the forum somewhere, I apologize
(this is my first post) ... Thanks in advance for any help offered.
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