Control Panel > Add Remove Programs does not display anything

I ran into this problem recently.  Probably due to sorting through the registry to delete malware keys.

Research links

• Hotfix: blank add / remove program list – the easy way. However you will have an item show up in your add remove programs list corresponding to this fix.  Seems odd given it is just an edit of the registry as you will see in the manual fix page.
• Manual fix of blank add / remove programs list