add\remove windows components won't

[Reverend]

Open the file again and replace the contents with this:

[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."

If that doesn't fix it there's a couple of other options you can try.

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.

[piaqt]

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!"