'Add/Remove Components' cannot be opened

[Patricia60]

Hello - Please help me............. when I try to open 'Add/Remove
Components' I receive a message about the 'library for fax....' and 'cannot
find 'comnt5.inf', what can I do to sort this problem out?

 

[Skybuck Flying]

I think I have seen this behaviour before a long time ago...

What you or somebody else probably did was open some kind of
component/extension which was related to control panel... with a certain
program.

The result is that the extension/file type is now associated with the wrong
program.

What might need to happen is restore the extension file type to it's
original state.

I am not sure if this is the problem... but it's my best bet so far.

Changing file types is done via my computer->tools->options->file types.

However I recommend you do not change a thing unless you really know what
you are doing...

Otherwise you might damage a whole lot more !

So first google for "file types", "control panel" that sort of thing.

If this turns up something and explains what/which file type you need to
restore to default...

Then there is a "set to default" button which might help.

But first you would need to know which file type to restore... and right now
I wouldn't know which one.

Ofcourse the problem could also be something totally different...

Bye,
Skybuck.

"Patricia60" <u64314@uwe> wrote in message news:adbb158208736@uwe...
> Hello - Please help me............. when I try to open 'Add/Remove
> Components' I receive a message about the 'library for fax....' and
> 'cannot
> find 'comnt5.inf', what can I do to sort this problem out?
>

 

[dadiOH]

Skybuck Flying wrote:
> I think I have seen this behaviour before a long time ago...
>
> What you or somebody else probably did was open some kind of
> component/extension which was related to control panel... with a
> certain program.
>
> The result is that the extension/file type is now associated with the
> wrong program.
>
> What might need to happen is restore the extension file type to it's
> original state.
>
> I am not sure if this is the problem... but it's my best bet so far.
>
> Changing file types is done via my computer->tools->options->file
> types.
> However I recommend you do not change a thing unless you really know
> what you are doing...
>
> Otherwise you might damage a whole lot more !
>
> So first google for "file types", "control panel" that sort of thing.
>
> If this turns up something and explains what/which file type you need
> to restore to default...
>
> Then there is a "set to default" button which might help.
>
> But first you would need to know which file type to restore... and
> right now I wouldn't know which one.

The file type is CPL

The command line is...
rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL "%1",%*


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[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Workaround: Start | Run | APPWIZ.CPL | [OK]


Patricia60 wrote:
> Hello - Please help me............. when I try to open 'Add/Remove
> Components' I receive a message about the 'library for fax....' and
> 'cannot
> find 'comnt5.inf', what can I do to sort this problem out?

 

[dadiOH]

dadiOH wrote:
> Skybuck Flying wrote:
>> I think I have seen this behaviour before a long time ago...
>>
>> What you or somebody else probably did was open some kind of
>> component/extension which was related to control panel... with a
>> certain program.
>>
>> The result is that the extension/file type is now associated with the
>> wrong program.
>>
>> What might need to happen is restore the extension file type to it's
>> original state.
>>
>> I am not sure if this is the problem... but it's my best bet so far.
>>
>> Changing file types is done via my computer->tools->options->file
>> types.
>> However I recommend you do not change a thing unless you really know
>> what you are doing...
>>
>> Otherwise you might damage a whole lot more !
>>
>> So first google for "file types", "control panel" that sort of thing.
>>
>> If this turns up something and explains what/which file type you need
>> to restore to default...
>>
>> Then there is a "set to default" button which might help.
>>
>> But first you would need to know which file type to restore... and
>> right now I wouldn't know which one.
>
> The file type is CPL
>
> The command line is...
> rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL "%1",%*

Disregard, that is for Control Panel file types. I was reading Skybuck's
post where he talked about the Control Panel but the Control Panel has
nothing to do with OP's problem.

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dadiOH
____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.06...
....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico