Unable to Add/Remove Components - unable to open wordpad.inf

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When I try to Add/Remove Windows Components I get the following error message:

Setup was unable to open information file wordpad.inf.

Contact your system administrator. The specific error code is 0xe0000100 at
line 0.

Please help.
 
How to expand Windows XP files from the installation disk:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=888017

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


When I try to Add/Remove Windows Components I get the following error
message:

Setup was unable to open information file wordpad.inf.

Contact your system administrator. The specific error code is 0xe0000100 at
line 0.

Please help.
 
Okay, I get that part, but I'm not sure which file from the installation disk
I need to expand.
 
Thanks. It worked!

Ramesh said:
Should be present in the i386 folder in the XP CD, in a compressed form (
"wordpad.in_" )

Expand command - examples:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/sysocerror.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/expand.mspx?mfr=true

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Okay, I get that part, but I'm not sure which file from the installation
disk
I need to expand.

Ramesh said:
How to expand Windows XP files from the installation disk:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=888017

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


When I try to Add/Remove Windows Components I get the following error
message:

Setup was unable to open information file wordpad.inf.

Contact your system administrator. The specific error code is 0xe0000100
at
line 0.

Please help.
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