Can't add or remove programs out of XP add/remove

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When I try to add Fax Services as an XP Home SP 2 windows component in the
add/remove control panel, I get a
prompt for file fxsapi.dll. I can see the file in C:\Windows\Service Pack
Files\i386 but this setup routine says it can't find it even when I point it
to it. After I hit retry many times I try the other solution it asks for-
to insert the windows xp home service pack 2 CD-ROM. I do that and it says
it can't find the file on the CD either.

I've also tried removing MSN and it says it can't find certain files to
remove MSN either. What is corrupted? Service Pack 2? I have 3 other XP
computers and never had this problem before.

I use the Fax Service all the time so this is sort of important for us. Can
anyone help?

 

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Use the fxsapi.dll under C:\Windows\System32 or
the one under C:\Windows\Software Distribution
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"LarseeBear" wrote:

> When I try to add Fax Services as an XP Home SP 2 windows component in the
> add/remove control panel, I get a
> prompt for file fxsapi.dll. I can see the file in C:\Windows\Service Pack
> Files\i386 but this setup routine says it can't find it even when I point it
> to it. After I hit retry many times I try the other solution it asks for-
> to insert the windows xp home service pack 2 CD-ROM. I do that and it says
> it can't find the file on the CD either.
>
> I've also tried removing MSN and it says it can't find certain files to
> remove MSN either. What is corrupted? Service Pack 2? I have 3 other XP
> computers and never had this problem before.
>
> I use the Fax Service all the time so this is sort of important for us. Can
> anyone help?
>
>
>

 

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When I point it to C:\windows\system32\ , I receive the same copy error box
which says "Setup cannot copy the file fxsapi.dll"



"Ensure the location specified below is correct, or change it and insert
"Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 CD" in the drive you specify"



Copy files from:



"C:\Windows\system32\"



And my choices are "Retry" "Cancel" or "Browse"



{I see the file fxsapi.dll in that system32 folder, yet it won't copy it for
some reason when I keep hitting "Retry")

 

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When I do a search, I have 4 occurances of fxsapi.dll:
a. C:\Windows\system32\fxsapi.dll
b. C:\Windows\LastGood\system32\fxsapi.dll
c. C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386\fxsapi.dll
d C:\Windows\\system32\dllcache\fxsapi.dll

I point the copy error box to each of these 4 fxsapi.dll files and it still
says it can't copy them.

I have a folder called C:\Windows\Software Distribution with 6 sub-folders
in it but no instance of fxsapi.dll in any of the 6 sub-folders.