Did you find that post & extract MSInfo32.exe into...?...

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSINFO

....Following is an article that appears to address your problem. If it isn't already there, before trying the article, use SFC to get "MSInfo.inf" into "C:\Windows\Inf"...

(1) "START button, Run, SFC"
(2) Bolt "Extract one file from installation disk"
(3) Enter "MSINFO.INF" in the "Specify..." box.
(4) Click "Start".
(5) It should offer to Save file in... C:\Windows\Inf.
If not, make it so.
(6) In "Restore from", if not already pre-filled, browse to
(a) Installation CD (likely the Win98 folder) or
(b) The folder that has your cabs on the hard drive, likely
"C:\WINDOWS\options\cabs\".
(7) Click "OK"

Here is the article...

• Error Message When You Run System Information Tool: "Cannot Display Information"
(312491) - When you use the Microsoft System Information tool (Msinfo32.exe) to display system data, you may receive the following error message in the right pane of the System Information window: Cannot Display Information The Component which displays this...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312491/en-us


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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Bob L." wrote in message ...
| Glenn, I’m sorry, but I only see one reply to my original two questions
| posted yesterday under the title of “98SE System Information�. If the answer
| to my following question is posted somewhere else please give me the title
| and date of the post so I can search it. Well, I got everything working
| except now when I open up System Information, “ the window is blank and a
| heading that says “Cannot Display Information� and under that “The component
| which displays this information is not functioning properly, or is not on
| this machine.� Also, everything in the Tools drop down list works except “Dr.
| Watson�. Can you or anyone else help?
|
|
| Thanks, Bob
|
|
|
| "glee" wrote:
|
| Nope, it's your thread, and you've had two replies from PCR and one from
| Gary Terhune, all made yesterday. PCR has given a lot of suggestions in his
| second reply. You must be using the gawd-awful web interface to attempt to
| view your thread, instead of using a newsreader, such as Outlook Express.
| --
| Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
|
|
| "Bob L." wrote in message
| news | Glee, You may have me confused with someone else, I checked out my first
| thread (98SE System Information) this morning, there are only three
| entries
| and two are my questions. I wouldn't have asked these questions again if I
| got the answers I needed to solve the problem. I would really appreciate
| yours or someone’s time here to help me solve these issues.
|
| Thanks, Bob
|
| "glee" wrote:
|
| Please go back to your original thread, where you already asked all
| these questions
| and received a number of replies.
| --
| Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
| http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
|
| "Bob L." wrote in message
| ...
| The MSINFO32.EXE (System Information) is nowhere on my computer. There
| is
| also another missing file in "System Tools", it is Compression Agent.
| In the
| Programs/Accessories/Internet Tools link there are three files
| missing,
| Microsoft Chat, Net Meeting and Internet Publishing. How do I extract
| these
| missing files from my 98SE CD and what folder do they get installed
| in? Also
| where are they on the CD and how do I identify these files? Can you
| also tell
| me if this 98SE Newsgroup and the 98SE Knowledge Base will be
| discontinued
| when Microsoft ends support for 98SE in July?
|
|
| Thanks, Bob
|
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