my Add and remove programs will just sit there and says "please wait while the list is being populated." I have let it run for a long time and still nothing. any clues????

How many programs have you installed onto your computer or how much of your HDD are you using up?
A large amount of usage = long wait, but it shouldn't really be that long, how long are we talking, hours, waiting?

Fixed it,,, do not know which was eating memory but thank god!!!!

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