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Installed new Syspreped XP SP3 to Dell E6400 Latitude 'Add/Remove windows Components' fails
Using the same Ghost image I did on Gateway laptops last year with no problem. Cannot get 'Add/Remove windows Components' to open so I can install Fax service. Fax service is running in Services and the modem works fine. Keep getting 'Setup was unable to open information file ims,inf'. Googled around and tried:
1. Inserting my WinXP CD
2. Went to Start > Run. Type in: Expand D:\i386\IMS.IN_ -r C:\Windows\Inf, hit OK
Where D:\ is your CD drive, and C:\Windows\ is the drive & directory where you have your OS installed
Still no luck a lot of people talked about changing the NETOC.IN_ , still nothing.
Cannot install components from the XP CD,no viruses,Chkdsk etc. help
1. Inserting my WinXP CD
2. Went to Start > Run. Type in: Expand D:\i386\IMS.IN_ -r C:\Windows\Inf, hit OK
Where D:\ is your CD drive, and C:\Windows\ is the drive & directory where you have your OS installed
Still no luck a lot of people talked about changing the NETOC.IN_ , still nothing.
Cannot install components from the XP CD,no viruses,Chkdsk etc. help
johnb6767
The command you have about should have failed.... Did it error on you, or expand successfully?
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It expanded and I could read it in notepad. I even copied the IMS.INF from a working version of XP SP3 and pasted it in, still no luck. By the way if the command should of failed what is wrong with it?
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Is anybody out there, only one answer in 4 days. I might as well drop my subscription.
Didnt have the expanded filename.... Should usually fail if not explicitly called.....
Sorry for the delay, but you need to realize, we are all volunteers here. Personally, just got back from a week of vacation with my family.
I will look at a few things tomorrow once on an XP machine.....
Sorry for the delay, but you need to realize, we are all volunteers here. Personally, just got back from a week of vacation with my family.
I will look at a few things tomorrow once on an XP machine.....
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EE does.... I am sure it doesnt come cheap to have a site this large... We participate to earn tshirts/bragging rights and free Premium Services.....
Regardless, I am glad you are fixed....
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