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Yup, Autopatcher take down was discussed in this thread

What a statement for your 400's post Nighted! 

Guys, there is plenty of posts about uninstaller tools on DC, this thread is about programs missing from/not listed in the add/remove window.

Cybernetnews lists Top 15 Ultra Tiny Apps (and a few more cool and handy tools mentioned in the comments).

Here's a link to another good list of Power replacements for built-in Windows utilities by Lifehacker.

now the add/remove programs list is missing most of the programs that were previously installed on the machine although 99% of them still run fine

Is there a scrollbar in the add/remove window? Sometimes a large white space will appear between programs so you'll not see the entries unless you scroll all the way down.

Check Microsoft's KB Article: Add/Remove Programs tool displays installed programs incorrectly for a possible fix.

[win XP]

I find all the implementations of exposé on win XP rather clunky or too resource  hungry. So I’ve settled on TaskSwitchXP.

Alt -Tab Thingy was my task switching program of choice.

Perhaps this would help?

http://www.ntwind.com/sof...ilities/visual-subst.html

creates a virtual drive pointing to a folder - then you just need to choose the drive from the drop down drive list...

You do not need a third party tool to do that. You could create virtual drives via SUBST.EXE tool (in %WINDIR%\system32).

Ultimately, these third party apps get consigned to a lingering death on my computer - installed but neglected for months before finally being ripped out!

Sounds familiar 

I have got it and it is full of hotfix uninstallers (even though I regularly use CrapCleaner).

$hf_mig$ does not contain uninstallers. All the $NtUninstallKBxxxxxxx folders are uninstallers for Windows updates and can be safely deleteted if you are not gonna need to uninstall them one day.

Doug Knox has a xp hotfix backup removal utility.

Have you seen this msfn thread yet?

It contains security updates, and thus it seems it should NOT be removed (I wonder if CCleaner touches these ones). More information

The $hf_mig$ folder should not be deleted. It is used for for future upgrades to reference. See discussion at http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=4288

@Curt

If you like Dirhael's dock icons, download Reflections CAPS by ~styrizo to create your own (Preview Here). Alternatively, check out Reflections Vol. I , Reflections Vol. II , and Reflections Vol. III.

PKTimer (Direct Download) is a small, skinable, alarm clock that can work as a countdown or configured to go off at a fixed time. It has 4 types of alarms:

1 Play beep.wav
2 Load a program
3 Play a CD from the cdrom tray
4 Shutdown windows

See pic of the basic skin. You can find more skins here and here

Is Zlyl Zhang one of your, ahem, friend?

Oh, yeah, I'm a great friend of her. I took that photo one night she came to visit me

Can I be your friend too then?

[Zhang Ziyi]

Is Zlyl Zhang one of your, ahem, friend?

It's Zhang Ziyi. My favorite Chinese actress.

StudioZai Menu Organizer is another alternative. I haven't tried it and am not sure how it works under Vista.

Well, guess what...Adobe hires image resizing pioneer

Microsoft sends takedown notice to AutoPatcher

Are you saying that a third party is sending emails out using your address so that it would appear they came from you?

I use NiftyWindows, which allows you to control windows in all kinds of ways by using only your mouse. However, it does not have a nifty method of scrolling windows that aren't in focus.

If you like this program then you should check out radialm.

Recommending xBar utility by methodik should earn me the credits . With xBar you can create a margin on your screen that maximized windows will not cover... and there are other great little programs listed on that page. You will find info on methodik's programs at Virtualplastic.

Heh, still no update on what happened. Yay WGA.

Here's the latest from Microsoft

That's just the beginning guys... nursery / preschool is where they conspire and devise plans to drive mom and dad insane. Watch out!

The "%1" /S value determines how Windows runs screensavers (.SCR files). If it "needs" to be opened with some other program, the value would look like this "%1" /S %*. The removal of adware/malware effected the change (which is good).

Here's a good read on this topic