Add/Remove Programs is empty in a new install - say what?

Guys, this really is a 'duh' question (from a tech who should know better)

In a brand-new, straight-off-the-shelf, install of WinXP - when it's finished and after it boots for the first time, should the Add\Remove Programs list have anything in it?

My guess is that it should; there should be a pile of stuff that gets thrown in as Windows does its thing. But I'm fooling around with a new XPP install on an old machine, and the ARP list is totally bare - empty - unoccupied - no tenants.

Gawd knows how many times times I've done this XP install process, so I really outta know the answer. But I can't remember if the list only begins to populate after you add a prog or two, or whether there should be some native entries in the box, that have been placed there during the install process.

Input, please

Edit: A search of the net revealed that this 'empty ARP list' can occur because of some minor bug in WinXP. But I've done this install three times - once in Fat32 format and twice in NTFS and each time the result has been the same - the ARP list is empty from the getgo.

All I really need to know is if someone out there has done a new install and can tell me if the ARP list has any entries immediately after the install has finished.

 

Thanks Arie. So you reckon that the ARP list would be completely empty, immediately following a fresh install?

OK, I'll take your word for it.

Interesting, I don't think I've ever looked in there at such an early stage...

Cheers

 

After doing Windows Updates: The Add/Remove programs list will still be mostly empty!!

Only when you check off the "Show Updates" checkbox at the top of the window will you see all the updates listed.

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