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Hi , I have a pentium 3 with xp professional os.Recently my brother messed
up my computer and i did fix some of the problem.But one problem is nothing
happens when i click add remove program . It doesn't say it is missing any
file or any thing just doesn't do any thing.Please help me.
 
I have a similar problem. I have Win2k pro. I don't know how it happened
but every time I try to run Add/Remove Programs I get this message in a
Notepad.exe session, "The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax
is incorrect." What gives?


DJK
 
Billy said:
Hi , I have a pentium 3 with xp professional os.Recently my brother
messed up my computer and i did fix some of the problem.But one
problem is nothing happens when i click add remove program . It
doesn't say it is missing any file or any thing just doesn't do any
thing.Please help me.
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Try running the System File Checker:
Start>Run>sfc /scannow [enter]

You may need your XP cd. Note that there is a space between "sfc" and
"/scannow".

Malke
 
I tried that on my Win2kPro and it didn't help. what now?




Malke said:
Billy said:
Hi , I have a pentium 3 with xp professional os.Recently my brother
messed up my computer and i did fix some of the problem.But one
problem is nothing happens when i click add remove program . It
doesn't say it is missing any file or any thing just doesn't do any
thing.Please help me.
Click to expand...

Try running the System File Checker:
Start>Run>sfc /scannow [enter]

You may need your XP cd. Note that there is a space between "sfc" and
"/scannow".

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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Billy said:
Hi , I have a pentium 3 with xp professional os.Recently my brother messed
up my computer and i did fix some of the problem.But one problem is nothing
happens when i click add remove program . It doesn't say it is missing any
file or any thing just doesn't do any thing.Please help me.
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Go to start > Run
Type appwiz.cpl in the box.
If this doesn't work, you may need more help than I can give, but check your
account type. I believe you need administrator privileges to access this.
 
Try repairing Internet Explorer.

For IE6 run this command:

rundll32 setupwbv.dll,IE6Maintenance "C:\Program Files\Internet
Explorer\Setup\SETUP.EXE" /g "C:\WINDOWS\IE Uninstall Log.Txt

for IE5 run this:

rundll32 setupwbv.dll,IE5Maintenance "C:\Program Files\Internet
Explorer\Setup\SETUP.EXE" /g "C:\WINDOWS\IE Uninstall Log.Txt

John

Dan said:
I tried that on my Win2kPro and it didn't help. what now?




Billy wrote:

Hi , I have a pentium 3 with xp professional os.Recently my brother
messed up my computer and i did fix some of the problem.But one
problem is nothing happens when i click add remove program . It
doesn't say it is missing any file or any thing just doesn't do any
thing.Please help me.
Click to expand...

Try running the System File Checker:
Start>Run>sfc /scannow [enter]

You may need your XP cd. Note that there is a space between "sfc" and
"/scannow".

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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Not applicable for Windows XP.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com


John John said:
Try repairing Internet Explorer.

For IE6 run this command:

rundll32 setupwbv.dll,IE6Maintenance "C:\Program Files\Internet
Explorer\Setup\SETUP.EXE" /g "C:\WINDOWS\IE Uninstall Log.Txt

for IE5 run this:

rundll32 setupwbv.dll,IE5Maintenance "C:\Program Files\Internet
Explorer\Setup\SETUP.EXE" /g "C:\WINDOWS\IE Uninstall Log.Txt

John

Dan said:
I tried that on my Win2kPro and it didn't help. what now?




Billy wrote:


Hi , I have a pentium 3 with xp professional os.Recently my brother
messed up my computer and i did fix some of the problem.But one
problem is nothing happens when i click add remove program . It
doesn't say it is missing any file or any thing just doesn't do any
thing.Please help me.

Try running the System File Checker:
Start>Run>sfc /scannow [enter]

You may need your XP cd. Note that there is a space between "sfc" and
"/scannow".

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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Dan,

Try extracting a new copy of mshta.exe to the %Windir%\System32 folder.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com


Dan Klinge said:
I tried that on my Win2kPro and it didn't help. what now?




Malke said:
Billy said:
Hi , I have a pentium 3 with xp professional os.Recently my brother
messed up my computer and i did fix some of the problem.But one
problem is nothing happens when i click add remove program . It
doesn't say it is missing any file or any thing just doesn't do any
thing.Please help me.
Click to expand...

Try running the System File Checker:
Start>Run>sfc /scannow [enter]

You may need your XP cd. Note that there is a space between "sfc" and
"/scannow".

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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Ignore my earlier post John. Just seen that your messages was directed to
Dan Klinge.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh said:
Not applicable for Windows XP.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com


John John said:
Try repairing Internet Explorer.

For IE6 run this command:

rundll32 setupwbv.dll,IE6Maintenance "C:\Program Files\Internet
Explorer\Setup\SETUP.EXE" /g "C:\WINDOWS\IE Uninstall Log.Txt

for IE5 run this:

rundll32 setupwbv.dll,IE5Maintenance "C:\Program Files\Internet
Explorer\Setup\SETUP.EXE" /g "C:\WINDOWS\IE Uninstall Log.Txt

John

Dan said:
I tried that on my Win2kPro and it didn't help. what now?





Billy wrote:


Hi , I have a pentium 3 with xp professional os.Recently my brother
messed up my computer and i did fix some of the problem.But one
problem is nothing happens when i click add remove program . It
doesn't say it is missing any file or any thing just doesn't do any
thing.Please help me.

Try running the System File Checker:
Start>Run>sfc /scannow [enter]

You may need your XP cd. Note that there is a space between "sfc" and
"/scannow".

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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This MSHTA is really getting to my last nerve... ;) Where might one get a
"newer" version of the MSHTA?

---------------------------
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Repair
---------------------------
Internet Explorer 6 cannot be repaired due to the following errors:

Version 5.0.2140.1 of file MSHTA.EXE exists, but the version needs to be
greater than 6.0.2800.1100.

---------------------------
OK
---------------------------




John John said:
Try repairing Internet Explorer.

For IE6 run this command:

rundll32 setupwbv.dll,IE6Maintenance "C:\Program Files\Internet
Explorer\Setup\SETUP.EXE" /g "C:\WINDOWS\IE Uninstall Log.Txt

for IE5 run this:

rundll32 setupwbv.dll,IE5Maintenance "C:\Program Files\Internet
Explorer\Setup\SETUP.EXE" /g "C:\WINDOWS\IE Uninstall Log.Txt

John

Dan said:
I tried that on my Win2kPro and it didn't help. what now?




Billy wrote:


Hi , I have a pentium 3 with xp professional os.Recently my brother
messed up my computer and i did fix some of the problem.But one
problem is nothing happens when i click add remove program . It
doesn't say it is missing any file or any thing just doesn't do any
thing.Please help me.

Try running the System File Checker:
Start>Run>sfc /scannow [enter]

You may need your XP cd. Note that there is a space between "sfc" and
"/scannow".

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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Dan Klinge said:
Sorry for the Cross-post but it was topical so I figured it would be ok.
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Hi Danny,
No harm, no foul. I like to hear others input on problems. I was just trying
to address a very narrow problem that was occuring so that the bigger
problems could be addressed. During my semi retirement days, I'm working on
some simple Network/Computer Administration tools to help those that don't
know much about either. Reading these forums are helping me focus solutions
in the tools that I'm developing.
Black Wolf Standing
 
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