Unable to add form - "The operation could not be completed"



Hi,

VS.NET 2003 has started refusing to let me add a new (Windows) form to any project. After choosing a filename, it says 'The operation could not be completed' and takes me back to the filename chooser.

As per suggestions found on Google, I first tried to uninstall Windows Scripting 5.6. Microsoft don't provide a way to uninstall scripting, so I did it manually, as far as possible, using the following steps:

* I opened scripten.exe with a ZIP tool. This showed me the names of the files that would be installed.

* I deleted the installed files, after unregistering DLLs which could be unregistered, and using Process Explorer to find any processes which had handles on DLLs from the package, and kill those processes.

* I removed the registry 'folders' from HKLM that I found referred to in the .ini file.

I then rebooted, and reinstalled scripting using the installer.

This didn't have any effect: I still get the error when trying to add a form to a project. I tried creating a new solution, with a new project, but the problem remains.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Rik
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