Program lists in Add/Remove on Windows XP

Clarifications

the Administrator. While there may be no administrative accounts set up under regular usage, Windows has a built in Administrator account that can be accessed via safe mode. It is likely that only Administrators and Power Users can Add/Remove Programs and this is why you cannot alter things under a normal account.

By default there is no password on 'the administrator' account. If you can't get in that way, someone has added a password to it.

HTH

creates an administrator account so the easiest way is for you to reboot into safe mode (tap the F8 key while the computer is booting). Enter administrator as the username and leave the password blank. Unless a password was entered previously for administrator if so then enter that password. Now go into add and remove programs. Do you now have an option to change/remove? Good Luck.

If you download and then run CCleaner, you'll find it has its own Add/Remove screen.

It has always been known in the computer trade that CCleaner's 'Add/Remove' capabilities, far outweigh those of Windows XP, detailing many more programs by default.

http://www.ccleaner.com/