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I see this is coming in a little late but maybe it can help someone else with the missing add-remove programs problem. I had the same problem after a bad install or something. I was working on another problem with Microsoft and they inadvertently swerved into fixing this proble also. Here is what was done. The add remove programs showed up again at the bottom of the Control Panel list. I sorted by name to put it back near the top of my classic view list. Here you go-
Before we start troubleshooting, I would like to explain that Windows updates are safe and effective in most situations. Based on the troubleshooting results, the issue can be caused by the following factors.
1. Third party program conflicts.
2. Some corrupt system files or registry keys.
We may need some time to narrow down the root cause of this issue. Thank you for your understanding.
To continue troubleshooting, let's perform the following steps.
Step 1: Re-registry the library files in Internet Explorer
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1. Close all instances of Internet Explorer.
2. Click Start, and then click Run.
3. Type in "regsvr32 URLMON.dll" (without the quotation marks), and then click OK.
4. When you receive the "DllRegisterServer and DllInstall in urlmon.dll succeeded" message, click OK.
Please repeat steps 2 through 4 for each of the following files (in step 3, replace Urlmon.dll with each of the file names below):
regsvr32 URLMON.dll
regsvr32 Shdocvw.dll
regsvr32 Actxprxy.dll
regsvr32 Oleaut32.dll
regsvr32 Browseui.dll
regsvr32 Shell32.dll
regsvr32 scrrun.dll
regsvr32 msxml.dll
regsvr32 mshtml.dll
regsvr32 jscript.dll
regsvr32 vbscript.dll
Step 2: Reset Internet Explorer (IE) Settings
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1. Click Start, click Run, type Notepad.exe, and then click OK.
2. Copy and Paste the following context between "------------" lines to the boot.ini file:
Note: Not include "-----------" lines.
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0000031A-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]
@="ClassMoniker"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0000031A-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\InprocServer32]
@="ole32.dll"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0000031A-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\ProgID]
@="clsid"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\CLSID]
@="{0000031A-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"
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3. Click File, and then click Save.
4. In the Save in box, click Desktop.
5. In the File name box, type fix01.reg.
6. In the Save as type box, click All Files, and then click Save.
7. Click File, and then click Exit.
8. On the desktop, double-click fix01.reg, and then click Yes to add the information to the registry.
9. Click OK to confirm that the information in the fix01.reg file has been added to the registry.
10. Restart the computer.
Good luck...
DAVE
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