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Old November 27th 11, 10:35 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
KIR[_4_]
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Default Add/Remove Programs Does Not Populate

Running XP Home SP3

When I select control panel/add remove programs, it runs and says wait while
list is being populated, and although the hard drive is working nothing gets
populated. I have not had this issue previously. I recently installed
software for a Logitech trackball mouse and a Garmin GPS. Don't know if
there's any connection. What do I have to do to get the list populated?
Thanks.
















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Old November 27th 11, 11:16 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
BillW50
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Default Add/Remove Programs Does Not Populate

On 11/27/2011 3:35 PM, KIR wrote:
Running XP Home SP3

When I select control panel/add remove programs, it runs and says wait while
list is being populated, and although the hard drive is working nothing gets
populated. I have not had this issue previously. I recently installed
software for a Logitech trackball mouse and a Garmin GPS. Don't know if
there's any connection. What do I have to do to get the list populated?
Thanks.


Are you sure you are waiting long enough? When you have like a few
hundred programs installed, it seems like it could take 10 minutes to
populate. There are some third party programs that are much faster though.

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Old November 28th 11, 12:39 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
KIR[_4_]
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Default Add/Remove Programs Does Not Populate

I waited over 30 minutes. Previously it loaded in much shorter period of
time.


"BillW50" wrote in message
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On 11/27/2011 3:35 PM, KIR wrote:
Running XP Home SP3

When I select control panel/add remove programs, it runs and says wait
while
list is being populated, and although the hard drive is working nothing
gets
populated. I have not had this issue previously. I recently installed
software for a Logitech trackball mouse and a Garmin GPS. Don't know if
there's any connection. What do I have to do to get the list populated?
Thanks.


Are you sure you are waiting long enough? When you have like a few hundred
programs installed, it seems like it could take 10 minutes to populate.
There are some third party programs that are much faster though.

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Centrino Core2 Duo 2GHz - 1.5GB - Windows 7



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Old November 28th 11, 02:10 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
BillW50
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Default Add/Remove Programs Does Not Populate

On 11/27/2011 5:39 PM, KIR wrote:
I waited over 30 minutes. Previously it loaded in much shorter period of
time.


Well that is far longer than about 10 minutes. Unless your CPU is maxed
out doing something else in the background (like video format
converting), I agree you have a problem.

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Old November 28th 11, 07:25 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
John Wunderlich
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Default Add/Remove Programs Does Not Populate

"KIR" wrote in
:

Running XP Home SP3

When I select control panel/add remove programs, it runs and says
wait while list is being populated, and although the hard drive is
working nothing gets populated. I have not had this issue
previously. I recently installed software for a Logitech trackball
mouse and a Garmin GPS. Don't know if there's any connection. What
do I have to do to get the list populated? Thanks.


You might try the following:

"Add/Remove Programs tool displays installed programs incorrectly"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/266668

HTH,
JW

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Old November 28th 11, 11:34 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Peter Foldes
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Default Add/Remove Programs Does Not Populate

KIR


http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;842253

or

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm and scroll down to Add\Remove

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"KIR" wrote in message
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Running XP Home SP3

When I select control panel/add remove programs, it runs and says wait while list
is being populated, and although the hard drive is working nothing gets populated.
I have not had this issue previously. I recently installed software for a Logitech
trackball mouse and a Garmin GPS. Don't know if there's any connection. What do I
have to do to get the list populated? Thanks.
















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"We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give."
- Sir Winston Churchill


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Old December 1st 11, 05:57 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
KIR[_4_]
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Default Add/Remove Programs Does Not Populate

Problem Resolved. I'm not sure how but I did a restore to a previous date
and also rolled back to a previous setting on a registry cleanup done by
System Mechanic. Thanks for the advice.

Ken

"Peter Foldes" wrote in message
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KIR


http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;842253

or

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm and scroll down to Add\Remove

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"KIR" wrote in message
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Running XP Home SP3

When I select control panel/add remove programs, it runs and says wait
while list is being populated, and although the hard drive is working
nothing gets populated. I have not had this issue previously. I recently
installed software for a Logitech trackball mouse and a Garmin GPS. Don't
know if there's any connection. What do I have to do to get the list
populated? Thanks.
















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- Sir Winston Churchill





 




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