I use this small utility very often and thought it might be helpful to you all. It can be used as a replacement for add/remove programs and gives you some additional information. A very helpful feature is the uninstall string of an application. Just right-click on an app, ask the properties and copy the full string.

You can download it here:
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/myuninst.html

Tip: Be sure to check out the other utilities on this website.