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Very odd problems when I try to update or delete Windows Components

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Ecrofirt

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I've run into this problem every time I've tried removing Windows Components, and I just ran into it now trying to upgrade to WMP9.

"Windows cannot copy the file zClientm.ex_ Ensure the location below is correct"

and it give C:\i386 as the location. I've checked, and the file is there. There are no read only attributes set or anything, so I don't know why I run into this problem. If I try to cancel this file, it does it for the next one in i386, and so on.

Anyone have any ideas what the fuck is going on?
 

3rdman

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I did a quick google search and came up with this usenet archive...



The online set-up instructions rightly tell us that we need to go to the
control panel, add or remove programs, add or remove Window Components, and
then to click on fax services. The OS will then attempt to load the
necessary software. However, a problem may develop upon doing this. The
procedure hangs when attempting to load a file called zClientm.ex_.
Apparently, there are many others who are having this same issue.

Unfortunately, I could not find a workaround on the Net, so upon finally
resolving this issue (and many hours later), I thought it would be a good
idea to be a 'Good Samaritan'. And, I hope this will assist in eliminating
some frustration in the lives of others.

First, I relocated my i386 files from my CD to my local hard drive. This
may not be necessary. But the first error message which the load procedure
provided indicated it had problems loading the file and I though this would
help. This is an old trick which help on older CD's and older drives.
Then, I reran the install and the system seemed to get further through the
procedure. The OS reported another exception indicating contention with
zClientm.exe. Upon doing a search of the local drive, I noticed
zClientm.exe was present under a game directory.

Apparently, my pre-build computer had games from MS which the install
procedure hit. Maybe the file was write protected and therefore couldn't be
replaced or overridden. That's only speculation. Regardless, a snare
occurred when it was trying to unpack xClientm.ex_ when it was trying to
create zClientm.exe. That's the bottom-line.

My machine is used for business purposes and there is no need to have games
on it. So I proceeded to remove the games and re-ran the install procedure.
At this point, the fax service software components installed successfully.
When others do this, I suspect they will likewise gain ground. It is
interesting to note, when I became successful, zClientm.exe was loaded under
a new directory. This time it could be found \Windows\Prefetch\ and no
longer under a game subdirectory.

This program (xClientm.exe) appears used for several applications, more than
such games and fax services, so I believe this workaround will not only help
folks who have the same issue that I had, but as they are attempting to load
other services to their computers. I think this component is used by IIS
but someone else will have to confirm that.

From what I could find on the Net, another conclusion can be draw. It also
appears, unlike me, someone who is adding components to a computer which has
always operated on a Win XP platform, others are having problems adding
services to their machines although their original OS was different. While
they have upgraded from NT or 98, in order to operate on XP, they too are
now having difficulty adding or removing software from this computers. The
workaround explained on this post 'may' also help them.

May you all overcome the peril of adding or removing computer services from
your computers,

From a Good Samaritan merely hoping to make the world a better place to
live.

The whole article...

http://www.all-usenet-archive.com/File.asp?service=15849
 
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