Add/Remove windows components not working.

[John]

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.

 

[Elmo]

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.

 

[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.

 

[Guest]

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...

 

[Guest]

: Free Scan

http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx