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Cannot re add client for microsoft networks

Hi,

I have a problem with windows server 2003. When i try to add Client for microsoft networks i get the following errror "could not add the requested component. the error is: Access is denied"
I am logged in as a local administrator. I tried reinstalling tcp/ip and the NIC but still cant get the client installed. Anybody have ideas?
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do you have double NICs ?
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Nope just the one NIC. I also have some "ghost" ones which i also tried to delete but wont so i just disabled these.
what is the error with deleting the ghost nics ?
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Please see attached the error when trying to delete the Ghost NICS. I can delete the active NIC without any problems
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Also here is the error i'm getting when trying to add Client for Microsoft Networks
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I recently had the same problems on a Window XP box.  Had to flatten the box and re-build.  The problem was that the box had been infected by multiple virus.  I can't remember which one did what, but it was not a virus that any major virus scanner (McAffe, Symatec, TrendMicro, AVG) found.

I tried manually cleaning the computer, but there was some registry changes that when I "cleaned" them messed up things so much that the NIC were not even detected as being physically installed.  

For some reason I can't remember the names of any of the virus.
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Thanks for the responses. I hope i dont have to flatten the box. I will try johnb6767's solution and let ye know what happens