add/remove programs is not working after upgrading to ie 6 and sp3

[bravem1]

"Add/Remove Programs" has stopped working in Win2k. I upgraded to Service Pack 3 and IE 6 before i noticed it.

When I click on Add/Remove Programs", I get a window with this line in the header;
"res://sp3res.dll/default.hta".
The rest of the window is empty.

Has anybody out there seen this?

Bravem1

 

[paltask14c]

try re-applying SP3. Also, does everything else in the control panel work? if so, do a search for APPWIZ.CPL and see if it will open by double clicking on it. if it is not there, or does not open, extract a new one from your win2k cd.

THE FOLLOWING WAS TAKEN FROM SUPPORT.MICROSOFT.COM

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q221153

The .cpl files for Windows 2000 are located in the %SystemRoot%\System32 folder. The default location for this folder is in the C:\Winnt\System32 folder.
Create a new folder on your desktop called "temp" (without quotation marks). To do this, right click and empty area on your desktop, point to New, click Folder, and then type temp.
Move all of the .cpl files out of the System32 folder and into the Temp folder that you created.
Verify that Control Panel opens. Note that Control Panel does not contain icons after you move all of the .cpl files out of the System32 folder.
Move the .cpl files back into the System32 folder, one at a time, and then open Control Panel after you move each file to verify that Control Panel opens.
If you move a .cpl file back into the System32 folder, and Control Panel does not open, delete the file, or replace the file with a known, good .cpl file.
Additional Information
You can find the base Windows 2000 .cpl files on your Windows 2000 CD-ROM. The files are located in the i386 folder, and are denoted by ".CP_" (without quotation marks).

To expand these files:
Insert your Windows 2000 CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive.
Click Start, click Run, type cmd in the Open box, and then press ENTER.
At the prompt, type the following command:
expand CD-ROM drive:\i386\ file_name.cp_ drive_letter:\temp\ file_name.cpl
Where CD-ROM drive is the drive letter for your CD-ROM drive, file_name is the name of the .cpl file, and drive_letter is the drive letter where your Temp folder is located (for example, type expand e:\i386\ncpa.cp_ c:\temp\ncpa.cpl).
NOTE: You can also double-click each .cpl file to determine if it runs. When you double-click a .cpl file, the associated Control Panel tool runs.

 

[bravem1]

Thanks. Restoring "appwiz.cpl" took care of the problem.

 

[paltask14c]

great. glad it worked.