Cannot find the file "C:...dfrg.msc' ...

[StargateFan]

I'm getting this message:

"Cannot find the file "C:...dfrg.msc' (or one of its components).
Make sure the path and filename are correct and that all required
libraries are available."

I googled various archives of these ngs and also some general googling
but haven't found anything that works.

I registered the defrag dll as mentioned in one post. Nothing. I ran
"sfc/ quiet" but that didn't help either. As this is a new install, I
don't know what has gone wrong as I'm not yet familiar with this OS
and I don't recall having done anything to cause this.

What can be done to this this? I've not installed any 3rd party
defrag program and this seems to be the only thing wrong with the OS
that I can see at this point.

Thanks for any help in advance.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Does the file exist?
%systemroot%\system32\dfrg.msc

If so what happens when you double-click it? If not you can expand a new
copy of the MSC from your Windows 2000 install CD-Rom

From a command prompt you can expand the file. An example;

expand D:\I386\DFRG.MS_ %systemroot%\system32\DFRG.MSC

would expand a new copy to the \system32 directory.
(note the space between _ and %)

Also you'll want to use the correct version for the service pack level
you're at. So you may need to extract the file from a service pack.

To extract the service pack files without installing them, execute
J:\W2kSP4\W2KSP4.exe /x
Then when prompted, specify a directory to hold the extracted files.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| I'm getting this message:
|
| "Cannot find the file "C:...dfrg.msc' (or one of its components).
| Make sure the path and filename are correct and that all required
| libraries are available."
|
| I googled various archives of these ngs and also some general googling
| but haven't found anything that works.
|
| I registered the defrag dll as mentioned in one post. Nothing. I ran
| "sfc/ quiet" but that didn't help either. As this is a new install, I
| don't know what has gone wrong as I'm not yet familiar with this OS
| and I don't recall having done anything to cause this.
|
| What can be done to this this? I've not installed any 3rd party
| defrag program and this seems to be the only thing wrong with the OS
| that I can see at this point.
|
| Thanks for any help in advance.
|

 

[StargateFan]

Thank you for your response! Sorry for delay in answering back; I
started a new job and it's been so hectic have not been on my computer
much so getting caught up now.

I don't know what has happened in the interim, but I did have the
dfrg.msc file. This time when I clicked on it, unlike all those other
times before I wrote this message, defrag opened and is now working!
Go figure. What I've been finding is that WIN2K is recalcitrant as
compared to Win98SE. After 6 years of using the older OS at home,
I've been finding Win2K's determination to go its own way, and not
_my_ way, very annoying <g>. Can't say why it's now working where for
days it didn't before! <frown> But it is for now.

I'll keep this information, though, as I'm sure this will give me
trouble again. That's what I'm coming to expect from Win2K (at least
until I get to know its quirks ... of which it seems to have quite a
few! <g>).

Thank you!

*************************

 

[Dave Patrick]

You're welcome.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Thank you for your response! Sorry for delay in answering back; I
| started a new job and it's been so hectic have not been on my computer
| much so getting caught up now.
|
| I don't know what has happened in the interim, but I did have the
| dfrg.msc file. This time when I clicked on it, unlike all those other
| times before I wrote this message, defrag opened and is now working!
| Go figure. What I've been finding is that WIN2K is recalcitrant as
| compared to Win98SE. After 6 years of using the older OS at home,
| I've been finding Win2K's determination to go its own way, and not
| _my_ way, very annoying <g>. Can't say why it's now working where for
| days it didn't before! <frown> But it is for now.
|
| I'll keep this information, though, as I'm sure this will give me
| trouble again. That's what I'm coming to expect from Win2K (at least
| until I get to know its quirks ... of which it seems to have quite a
| few! <g>).
|
| Thank you!