Re: Cannot open "User Accounts" from Control Panel

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From: Ramesh, MS-MVP (ramesh_at_online.mvps.org)
Date: 02/10/05 

Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 10:41:13 +0530

Hi CatThief,

What happens when you run the mshta.exe file present in this folder:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\

If Notepad opens when you open mshta.exe, it may be caused by a security
software that you've installed, in a attempt to block the HTA scripts
running in your system. Extracting a new copy of mshta.exe should help. 

-- 
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
"CatThief" <nospam@no.way> wrote in message 
news:MPG.1c7482bb125ff385989690@msnews.microsoft.com...
> CatThief wrote...
>
>> I am running XP Pro (SP2) as administrator and can use every available
>> tool except for one - "User Accounts" from the Control Panel.  I am 
>> thinking
>> there is a problem with the file that generates the display of the User
>> Accounts page because I am still able to access user accounts from the
>> "Local Users and Groups" section inside the Computer Management
>> window.
>>
>> Here's what happens... as soon as I click on the Control Panel link for
>> User Accounts an error message pops up that reads:
>>
>> "The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect."
>> Then Notepad opens with a blank page behind the error message popup.
>>
>> Perhaps there is a corrupt file somewhere that I can replace?  Or maybe a
>> registry entry somewhere needs to be changes?  I Googled on this and
>> even searched the MS Knowledge base and came up with nothing.  I
>> would be most grateful if anyone knows what is going on.
>
> Update:  I found the applet file that controls User Accounts - 
> nusrmgr.cpl -
> and when I doubleclick on it the same thing occurs, so it must be a
> problem with whatever files that applet uses.
>

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