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

[Guest]

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.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

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.

 

[Guest]

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

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

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.

 

[Guest]

Thanks. It worked!

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.

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.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You're welcome.

--
Regards,

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


Thanks. It worked!