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Guest
PROBLEM:
While trying to open the 'Add/Remove Windows Components' window on my Win XP
Pro SP2, I received the following error message:
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Setup was unable to open information file fp40ext.inf.
Contact your system administrator. The specific error code is 0x2 at line
2088999411.
The application could not be initialized.
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SUMMARY OF FIX:
Replaced my missing C:\WINDOWS\inf\fp40ext.inf file with a copy of the
C:\WINDOWS\i386\fp40ext.inf file.
Now, my "Add/Remove Window's Components" screen opens, and has a component
listing. The question is.. "Is this a valid fix?" If I trash my system, I'll
try to let you know.
If you know that this is a problem, PLEASE reply to my posting, and I'll get
your warning/information.
DETAILS:
After reviewing discussions (found with a web search) about different
missing 'inf' files, I used Explorer to search for "fp40ext.* in C\WINDOWS
and its folders.
I found several old copies of "fp40ext.inf" and 1 copy of "fp40ext.cab" in
various Uninstall directories, and (apparently) the latest versions of
"fp40ext.inf" (7/17/2004) and fp40ext.cab (7/17/2004) in my
C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386\
and
C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\6ca7..[longNumberstring]\ folders.
Using dos' 'comp' file comparing utility, both of the latest 'inf' file
versions are the same.
Since my 'C:\WINDOWS\inf' folder had a precompiled 'fp40ext.PNF' file, but
was missing the its accompanying 'fp40ext.inf' file. (most files appear to
come as a 'PNF'/'inf' combination, while some have an 'inf' file only), I
copied the latest 'fp40ext.inf' version from my
'C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386\' folder to replace the missing file.
NOTE: My fp40ext.inf is a text file of 7,946 bytes. I don't know how much
of this file is installation dependent, so a copy from another machine might
not work.
HTH, and I don't crash..;^)
S
While trying to open the 'Add/Remove Windows Components' window on my Win XP
Pro SP2, I received the following error message:
-----
Setup was unable to open information file fp40ext.inf.
Contact your system administrator. The specific error code is 0x2 at line
2088999411.
The application could not be initialized.
-----
SUMMARY OF FIX:
Replaced my missing C:\WINDOWS\inf\fp40ext.inf file with a copy of the
C:\WINDOWS\i386\fp40ext.inf file.
Now, my "Add/Remove Window's Components" screen opens, and has a component
listing. The question is.. "Is this a valid fix?" If I trash my system, I'll
try to let you know.
If you know that this is a problem, PLEASE reply to my posting, and I'll get
your warning/information.
DETAILS:
After reviewing discussions (found with a web search) about different
missing 'inf' files, I used Explorer to search for "fp40ext.* in C\WINDOWS
and its folders.
I found several old copies of "fp40ext.inf" and 1 copy of "fp40ext.cab" in
various Uninstall directories, and (apparently) the latest versions of
"fp40ext.inf" (7/17/2004) and fp40ext.cab (7/17/2004) in my
C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386\
and
C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\6ca7..[longNumberstring]\ folders.
Using dos' 'comp' file comparing utility, both of the latest 'inf' file
versions are the same.
Since my 'C:\WINDOWS\inf' folder had a precompiled 'fp40ext.PNF' file, but
was missing the its accompanying 'fp40ext.inf' file. (most files appear to
come as a 'PNF'/'inf' combination, while some have an 'inf' file only), I
copied the latest 'fp40ext.inf' version from my
'C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386\' folder to replace the missing file.
NOTE: My fp40ext.inf is a text file of 7,946 bytes. I don't know how much
of this file is installation dependent, so a copy from another machine might
not work.
HTH, and I don't crash..;^)
S