Hi all,

I'm trying to run the Device Manager on a freshly installed Windows XP
SP3 machine. When I attempt to run the Device Manager, I get an error as
follows:

'MMC cannot open the file: C:\Windows\System32\compmgmt.msc'

I checked and this file does exist in the specified location.

This machine was built completely from a brand new installation CD.

Any ideas how I should proceed?

Thanks,

John

See if this works:

Click Start, Run and type:

regsvr32 msxml3.dll

Now go try Device Manager.

"John Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi all,
>
> I'm trying to run the Device Manager on a freshly installed Windows XP SP3
> machine. When I attempt to run the Device Manager, I get an error as
> follows:
>
> 'MMC cannot open the file: C:\Windows\System32\compmgmt.msc'
>
> I checked and this file does exist in the specified location.
>
> This machine was built completely from a brand new installation CD.
>
> Any ideas how I should proceed?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John

Click Start, Run and type:

regsvr32 msxml3.dll

"John Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi all,
>
> I'm trying to run the Device Manager on a freshly installed Windows XP SP3
> machine. When I attempt to run the Device Manager, I get an error as
> follows:
>
> 'MMC cannot open the file: C:\Windows\System32\compmgmt.msc'
>
> I checked and this file does exist in the specified location.
>
> This machine was built completely from a brand new installation CD.
>
> Any ideas how I should proceed?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John

Hi Guys,

Thanks, that worked! I wonder, though, why it was necessary in the first
place?

John


John Morley wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm trying to run the Device Manager on a freshly installed Windows XP
> SP3 machine. When I attempt to run the Device Manager, I get an error as
> follows:
>
> 'MMC cannot open the file: C:\Windows\System32\compmgmt.msc'
>
> I checked and this file does exist in the specified location.
>
> This machine was built completely from a brand new installation CD.
>
> Any ideas how I should proceed?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John

Unfortunately I couldn't find a reason why when I looked awhile ago. I just
remembered the solution.

"John Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi Guys,
>
> Thanks, that worked! I wonder, though, why it was necessary in the first
> place?
>
> John
>
>
> John Morley wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm trying to run the Device Manager on a freshly installed Windows XP
>> SP3 machine. When I attempt to run the Device Manager, I get an error as
>> follows:
>>
>> 'MMC cannot open the file: C:\Windows\System32\compmgmt.msc'
>>
>> I checked and this file does exist in the specified location.
>>
>> This machine was built completely from a brand new installation CD.
>>
>> Any ideas how I should proceed?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> John