add remove windows components will not start

Add remove windows components will not start , Error code 0xe0000100. cannot open ieaccess.inf , iI also can not install windows explorer 8.0 . I currently do not have any windows explorer installed.

 

Hi and welcome to the BBS,

I expect you mean Internet Explorer.

Try downloading and installing Internet Explorer 7
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/download-ie.aspx
Don't get IE 8 it is a beta program (unfinished).

Matt

 

this error is normal with vista not xp. i would surgest doing a reinstal of windows and see if that helps

 

hey are you sure this is windows xp, let us know, kindly update the operating system details

 

add remove tools will not start

Yes this is XP . It looks like i have a admin. problem . I am denied access to ieaccess.inf , contact your system administrator . I am the admin. and i am logged on as the admin. there are no other accounts . can i reset the admin some how ?

 

Mike try this and let me know,The problem lies in C:\windows\INF\sysoc.inf . First enable hidden files and folders.After that get into the location C:\windows\INF\sysoc.inf and look for sysoc(Notepad with a Star).Open that,Change the rule in the signature, You will see Signature= "$WindowsNT$ ", It should be Signature = "$Windows NT$" , There is a space between Windows and NT$, Then save it, try to work and let me know, Iam sure this will fix the issue

Good luck

 

There is also a good chance that your ieaccess.inf file is missing or badly corrupted. You can get another copy of it from C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386\ieaccess.inf. Copy it to the C:\Windows\inf directory. Allow it to replace the existing one when/if asked.

 

add remove tools will not start

Yes this worked. Thank You . The file did not look anything like its replacement.The one I got from I 386 was in fairly standard english . The one in the inf folder was gibberish . Thanks again