The program list which is shown in Add/Remove programs is  collected from registry path shown below.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

So all we need to do is to go to that particular uninstall entry of the program and change the display name. Here I will show you an example on how to hide Yahoo Messenger from Add Remove programs list.

Similarly you can do the same trick to hide programs

How to hide Programs from Add/ Remove Programs list.
—>Example shown below explains us how to hide Yahoo Messenger.
Click Start and type regedit.exe

Right click on regedit.exe and select Run as Administrator.
[You’ll require admin rights to edit registry]

Navigate to the following location.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft \Windows\CurrentVersion \Uninstall\Yahoo Messenger

Click on Yahoo Messenger on left pane.

Now you can see the options coming up for Yahoo Messenger in the right pane of registry editor.
In the right pane, Select DisplayName.

Right click on Display Name and select Rename. Now change it any other value, like for example you can change it to Never Display Name or No Display Name.

After completing this trick, Yahoo Messenger program will not be shown in the Add/Remove programs list.

This hack for hiding programs from control panel will work on Windows Vista,Windows 7,Windows XP and Windows 8.