My Add/Remove Programs list missing several installed programs

Is there any one else who came across situation or is it just me? This is Windows XP with SP2. I went to uninstall a program from my computer which i installed about a week ago. But i was surprised to see in Add and Remove applet that more than 50 installed programs are missing from this list. Just to test out i installed a new program to see if it appears in the Add and Remove Programs list but it dint appeared.

What is wrong with my system? Any idea or suggestions? Many thanks.

Do the programs end at particular letter in the alphabet? A maybe? If so, you may have a huge white space, scroll down in Add or Remove Programs to see if this is the problem.

Thanks for the help S Kent but there is no white space in my Add and Remove applet. Also there is no unigue or common ending letter over here. By the way can you tell me if you have heard about this ever before with some other people? I guess there might be something like the list is corrupted somehow and new installs don't show up in the list. Any working solution please?

Hello Fedlix. Just try out the steps provided here "Add or Remove - White Space caused by Autocad". If that doesn't fixes the problem then check this:

All Installed Programs May Not Be Displayed in the Add/Remove Programs Tool

Here are some more tips you can try out and see if it fixes the problem.

1. The uninstall keyname for an application is greater than 63 characters.
Solution: Rename the keyname.
e.g. this is invalid
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\12345678901234567890123456789 01234567890123456789012345678901234]

2. The DisplayName for the key is greater than 63 characters.
Solution: Shorten DisplayName
e.g. this is invalid
"DisplayName"="1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234"