Guest John Posted July 22, 2007 Posted July 22, 2007 I'm using XP with SP2 and now out of the blue when I click on add/remove windows components, I get a small window saying 'configuring components' which just finishes and return me back to the main add/remove programs window. I have no access to the windows components screen at all. Any ideas please? Regards, John.
Guest Elmo Posted July 22, 2007 Posted July 22, 2007 Re: Add/Remove windows components not working. John wrote: > I'm using XP with SP2 and now out of the blue when I click on add/remove > windows components, I get a small window saying 'configuring components' > which just finishes and return me back to the main add/remove programs > window. I have no access to the windows components screen at all. Any > ideas please? > > Regards, > John. What Kelly suggests: Go to Start/Run and type in: regsvr32 appwiz.cpl If that doesn't help, right click the Desktop/Properties/Themes/choose Windows XP and try again. -- All the Best, Kelly -- Joe =o)
Guest John Posted July 22, 2007 Posted July 22, 2007 Re: Add/Remove windows components not working. Elmo wrote: > John wrote: >> I'm using XP with SP2 and now out of the blue when I click on >> add/remove windows components, I get a small window saying >> 'configuring components' which just finishes and return me back to the >> main add/remove programs window. I have no access to the windows >> components screen at all. Any ideas please? >> >> Regards, >> John. > > What Kelly suggests: > > Go to Start/Run and type in: regsvr32 appwiz.cpl > > If that doesn't help, right click the Desktop/Properties/Themes/choose > Windows XP and try again. > I've tried those 2 options, thanks and no change I'm afraid. Regards, John.
Guest steve7132@yahoo.com Posted July 24, 2007 Posted July 24, 2007 Re: Add/Remove windows components not working. Is it possible that you have some sort of malware or virus installed by accident, in which it took away your Administration rights...If you are not logged in as the Administrator, you cannot access Add/Remove programs or even hardware for that mattter... "Elmo" wrote: > John wrote: > > I'm using XP with SP2 and now out of the blue when I click on add/remove > > windows components, I get a small window saying 'configuring components' > > which just finishes and return me back to the main add/remove programs > > window. I have no access to the windows components screen at all. Any > > ideas please? > > > > Regards, > > John. > > What Kelly suggests: > > Go to Start/Run and type in: regsvr32 appwiz.cpl > > If that doesn't help, right click the Desktop/Properties/Themes/choose > Windows XP and try again. > > -- > All the Best, > Kelly > > -- > Joe =o) >
Guest steve7132@yahoo.com Posted July 24, 2007 Posted July 24, 2007 Re: Add/Remove windows components not working. "steve7132@yahoo.com" wrote: Free Scan http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx > Is it possible that you have some sort of malware or virus installed by > accident, in which it took away your Administration rights...If you are not > logged in as the Administrator, you cannot access Add/Remove programs or even > hardware for that mattter... > > "Elmo" wrote: > > > John wrote: > > > I'm using XP with SP2 and now out of the blue when I click on add/remove > > > windows components, I get a small window saying 'configuring components' > > > which just finishes and return me back to the main add/remove programs > > > window. I have no access to the windows components screen at all. Any > > > ideas please? > > > > > > Regards, > > > John. > > > > What Kelly suggests: > > > > Go to Start/Run and type in: regsvr32 appwiz.cpl > > > > If that doesn't help, right click the Desktop/Properties/Themes/choose > > Windows XP and try again. > > > > -- > > All the Best, > > Kelly > > > > -- > > Joe =o) > >
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