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.

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)

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.

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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> 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)
> >