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When I try to open the windows components tab in add\remove, I get the following error message:
Setup was unable to open information file wmaccess.inf. Contact your system headministrator. The specific error code is 0xe0000003 at line 0.
Same thing happens when I try the setup CD. I'm running SP2 RC1.
Look in C:\WINDOWS\inf and open the wmaccess.inf file with notepad.Paste the contents here.
BTW,has this just started happening since installing SP2 RC1 ?
Might be a good idea to rollback to SP1 and wait for the final release of SP2. ;)
Contents of what?Quote:
Originally Posted by Reverend
open the wmaccess.inf file with notepad and Paste the contents here.
Are you using a different skin theme?
Well it means to open the file with Notepad, and then select all the text and copy and paste here so that he can examine it for bugs.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by rik
oops. The file is completely blank. This is what I replaced it with:Quote:
Originally Posted by joshsiao
Code:[Version]
Signature= "$Windows NT$"
[Optional Components]
WMAccess
[WMAccess]
needs = msmsgs
OptionDesc = "%WM_NAME%"
Tip = "%WM_TIP%"
IconIndex = *, msgrocm.dll, 2
InstallType = 10
Modes = 0,1,2,3
Uninstall = UninstallWM
Run = ShowWM
[ShowWM]
Commandline="%11%\rundll32.exe ""%16422%\messenger\msgsc.dll"",ShowIcons"
TickCount=500
[HideWM]
Commandline="%11%\rundll32.exe ""%16422%\messenger\msgsc.dll"",HideIcons"
TickCount=500
[UninstallWM]
DelFiles=DelNone
Run=HideWM
[DelNone]
[strings]
WM_NAME = "Windows Messenger"
WM_TIP = "Adds or removes access to Windows Messenger from the Start menu."
Open the file again and replace the contents with this:
If that doesn't fix it there's a couple of other options you can try.Code:[Version]
Signature= "$Windows NT$"
[Optional Components]
WMAccess
[WMAccess]
needs = msmsgs
OptionDesc = "%WM_NAME%"
Tip = "%WM_TIP%"
IconIndex = *, msgrocm.dll, 1
InstallType = 10 ; Typical, Custom
Modes = 0,1,2,3
Uninstall = UninstallWM
Run = ShowWM
; msgsc.dll is a Messenger dll
[ShowWM]
Commandline="%11%\rundll32.exe ""%16422%\messenger\msgsc.dll"",ShowIcons"
TickCount=500
[HideWM]
Commandline="%11%\rundll32.exe ""%16422%\messenger\msgsc.dll"",HideIcons"
TickCount=500
[UninstallWM]
DelFiles=DelNone
Run=HideWM
[DelNone]
[Strings]
; ************************************************************************
; LOCALIZATION BORDER
;
; No strings above this line should be localized.
; All strings below this line should be localized.
; ************************************************************************
WM_NAME = "Windows Messenger"
WM_TIP = "Adds or removes access to Windows Messenger from the Start menu."
Go to Start > Run and type in sfc /scannow and hit enter.(leave a space between sfc and / ).That will revert some of the files back to original XP ones,and then you will have to run the SP2 RC1 install again.
or
Upgrade to SP2 RC2 to see if that corrects the problem.
The good news is, add\rem windows components loads. The BAD news is, it goes directly to "setup is inspecting your configuration and installing etc." I still can't access the list of components!
As Marisa Tomei says in "My Cousin Vinnie",
"What a friggin' nightmare!"
Ooooo Marisa Tomei...(closes eyes) oooooo
Get a life. ;)
I was able to fix this (wmaccess.inf) problem on my system once I turned the Messenger Service back on...
I was hoping to keep it turned off but who knows what the better of the 2 are ???
I did not have to change wmaccess.inf file like it stated above (even though it worked great).
Quote:
Originally Posted by mshume
A little off topic but try Shoot the Messenger from GRC.com to fix your Windows Messenger issue.