missing components in Windows Setup

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I've noticed when in the "windows setup" from the add\remove section that
there are no components(empty) listed at all. I do get an error message
stating "Rundll32 has caused an error in setupx.dll". What could have caused
this, and how do I get these entries back?
I have tried a varldid.reg installation and have also tried a system
restore to no avail.

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The .reg file worked like a charm.
Thanks Mike..

"Mike M" wrote:

> Your setupx.dll error is usually the result of having deleted some empty
> folders in the Program Files folder that were placed there when Win Me was
> installed that are used for optional components of Win Me. Then I suspect
> you used a registry cleaner which then removed some necessary entries
> required for Add/Remove Programs | Windows Setup to function because the
> target folders were no longer present. You can avoid this happening in
> future by not deleting such folders and similarly not deleting any values
> in the key
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\VarLDID
>
> I would have attached a zip file containing a reg file containing all of
> the required entries to my reply but since you are using the web
> interface to these newsgroups rather than a proper newsreader you would
> never see the attachment. If you want me to send you the repair patch
> please e-mail me at mikem@mvps.org.
> --
> Mike Maltby MS-MVP
> mcmaltby@hotmail.com
>
>
> Speedy G. <SpeedyG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > I've noticed when in the "windows setup" from the add\remove section
> > that there are no components(empty) listed at all. I do get an error
> > message stating "Rundll32 has caused an error in setupx.dll". What
> > could have caused this, and how do I get these entries back?
> > I have tried a varldid.reg installation and have also tried a system
> > restore to no avail.
>
>