On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:41:12 -0600, Danny wrote in message
<news:#ZP#k96THHA.4276@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>:
> 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