trainer4 Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 I wanted to remove a few Windows XP components from windows, so I opened the Add/Remove Programs control applet. I clicked the Add/Remove Windows Components button. The Windows XP Setup - Please Wait... dialog does show, but then it goes away and nothing loaded. I tried to copy a setup.exe file to overwrite the old one and it still doesn't work. Typing setup.exe in the run command box doesn't work, since it says to open it through the Add/Remove Programs applet. Please help me out. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainer4 Posted March 19, 2005 Author Share Posted March 19, 2005 I would like to say that I am running Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjz Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Have you tried an xp repair? How about a virus and spyware scan. Any erros in event viewer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainer4 Posted March 20, 2005 Author Share Posted March 20, 2005 Have you tried an xp repair? How about a virus and spyware scan. Any erros in event viewer.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Tried an XP repair, did a virus and spyware scan last night, event viewer shows everything fine. I even did the SFC /SCANNOW Windows File Protection thing. Still, nothing works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjz Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 What is the status of the windows installer service? Check all services anything disabled. How about started on auto but not started.Check this: http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/1041/Have you tried switching to a different user? How about Safemode? List your startup process. From msconfig and later the task manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainer4 Posted March 22, 2005 Author Share Posted March 22, 2005 OK. thet Windows Installer service is on and running automatically. I've implemented all the registry info and restarted the computer. no such luck. I tried to open it with 3 different users, and still no luck. I tried it in safe mode, and still nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAndle Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Can you Add/Remove components running setup from the cd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainer4 Posted March 26, 2005 Author Share Posted March 26, 2005 no i can not. the same thing still happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjz Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 Can you do remote assistance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainer4 Posted March 28, 2005 Author Share Posted March 28, 2005 Can you do remote assistance?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>yes I have that enabled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjz Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 Later tomorrow night pm or email me. I might be able to do remote assistance and look at this. Do you have dsl or high speed cable. My chat ids are all rjzcap1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maia Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 I have the very same problem. I could use some help here. Cannot access Add/Remove Windows Components Wizard no matter what the user is, being on Safe mode or not, whatever. Tried some guides found though google.com, no way. I can't really format this thing right now coz I need this notebook for university Help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjz Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Try to uninstall and reinstall the service pack. After that if add remove fails let me see your loggs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tguy Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 I had a problem similar to this that I resolved by reinstalling IE6 SP1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maia Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 Try to uninstall and reinstall the service pack. After that if add remove fails let me see your loggs.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I've slipstreamed my Windows XP Pro CD, so when I install Windows XP it is already SP2'ed. I've done this on all my computers ad they're perfectly fine. Can you remotely solve my problem? I've added you in MSN, but you haven't showed up yet I'm kinda lost here. I bet this is the reason why I can't use any mate's pendrives: it always asks for the drivers. Only my pendrive works ok coz windows installed it before getting fcuked up Regards,maia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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