Guest Andrew Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 After installing update SP3 on my XP Home system, MSN Explorer took about 5 minutes to open because Windows Installer took its time! As MSN Explorer was needed to access my Hotmail accounts, I decided enough was enough and uninstalled SP3. It's back to normal now and opens on the click! However, the disc defragmenter no longer works and shows the following message: MCC cannot open the file C:\WINDOWS\system32\dfrg.msc. This may be because the file does not exist, is not an MMC console, or was created by a later version of MMC. This may also be because you do not have sufficient rights to the file. Have searched for dgfrg.msc. and only found four dfrgf files. Please help me as I don't even know what MMC is and how can I correct this problem? - Thank you - Andrew
Guest R. McCarty Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 Re: Defrag no longer works! When you installed SP3 it migrated the MMC ( Microsoft Management Console ) to version 3.0. Once you removed SP3 the system doesn't roll back the MMC. The simplest solution is to update MMC for use with Service Pack 2. Information & Downloads here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/907265 "Andrew" <Andrew@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9EC3D22F-7E69-4A4E-896D-1D3AB5620D1A@microsoft.com... > > After installing update SP3 on my XP Home system, MSN Explorer took about > 5 > minutes to open because Windows Installer took its time! As MSN Explorer > was > needed to access my Hotmail accounts, I decided enough was enough and > uninstalled SP3. It's back to normal now and opens on the click! > However, the disc defragmenter no longer works and shows the following > message: > MCC cannot open the file C:\WINDOWS\system32\dfrg.msc. > This may be because the file does not exist, is not an MMC > console, or was created by a later version of MMC. This may > also be because you do not have sufficient rights to the file. > > Have searched for dgfrg.msc. and only found four dfrgf files. > > Please help me as I don't even know what MMC is and how can I correct this > problem? - Thank you - Andrew >
Guest Andrew Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 Re: Defrag no longer works! "R. McCarty" wrote: > When you installed SP3 it migrated the MMC ( Microsoft > Management Console ) to version 3.0. Once you removed > SP3 the system doesn't roll back the MMC. The simplest > solution is to update MMC for use with Service Pack 2. > Information & Downloads here: > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/907265 > > "Andrew" <Andrew@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:9EC3D22F-7E69-4A4E-896D-1D3AB5620D1A@microsoft.com... > > > > After installing update SP3 on my XP Home system, MSN Explorer took about > > 5 > > minutes to open because Windows Installer took its time! As MSN Explorer > > was > > needed to access my Hotmail accounts, I decided enough was enough and > > uninstalled SP3. It's back to normal now and opens on the click! > > However, the disc defragmenter no longer works and shows the following > > message: > > MCC cannot open the file C:\WINDOWS\system32\dfrg.msc. > > This may be because the file does not exist, is not an MMC > > console, or was created by a later version of MMC. This may > > also be because you do not have sufficient rights to the file. > > > > Have searched for dgfrg.msc. and only found four dfrgf files. > > > > Please help me as I don't even know what MMC is and how can I correct this > > problem? - Thank you - Andrew > > Thanks for that Mac, but far too complicated for me - think I'll dump this PC, buy a laptop and wait a good six months before updating Vista - just as I did with SP2. A friend mentiioned there is an issue with my AMD chip and a patch should have been installed before updating to SP3! - now they tell me!! All too late now as I've buggered it up completely - or maybe it was MS fault!! Thanks anyway - A
Guest Kelly Posted July 26, 2008 Posted July 26, 2008 Re: Defrag no longer works! Hi Andrew, Go to Start/Run and type in: sfc /scannow -- All the Best, Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm SupportSpace http://www.supportspace.com/pages?aiu=kellyskorner "Andrew" <Andrew@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9EC3D22F-7E69-4A4E-896D-1D3AB5620D1A@microsoft.com... > > After installing update SP3 on my XP Home system, MSN Explorer took about > 5 > minutes to open because Windows Installer took its time! As MSN Explorer > was > needed to access my Hotmail accounts, I decided enough was enough and > uninstalled SP3. It's back to normal now and opens on the click! > However, the disc defragmenter no longer works and shows the following > message: > MCC cannot open the file C:\WINDOWS\system32\dfrg.msc. > This may be because the file does not exist, is not an MMC > console, or was created by a later version of MMC. This may > also be because you do not have sufficient rights to the file. > > Have searched for dgfrg.msc. and only found four dfrgf files. > > Please help me as I don't even know what MMC is and how can I correct this > problem? - Thank you - Andrew >
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