Main CPL error

Whenever I boot WIN 98SE, I receive error message "An error occurred while Windows
was working with the Control Panel file C:\Windsows\System\Main.cpl"

I can click OK & all seems to work well- until I try to use the scanner (USB) when
the error pops up again. After hitting OK about 8 times, the scanner comes up & works
fine.

I have extracted & copied the Main.cpl file from the CD (it's the same file & size
that was on there, but thought I would try anyway)

Searched the KB & found zilch!

Any hints would be appreciated

TIA
Doug

Can you double-click the main.cpl file and does it execute properly (mouse
properties)? If so, you need to look at the command that is trying to
access main.cpl during startup, and disable or fix it. It may be trying to
execute a function within main.cpl that does not exist.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP W95/W98
"Doug Boufford" wrote in message
...
Whenever I boot WIN 98SE, I receive error message "An error occurred while
Windows
was working with the Control Panel file C:\Windsows\System\Main.cpl"

I can click OK & all seems to work well- until I try to use the scanner
(USB) when
the error pops up again. After hitting OK about 8 times, the scanner comes
up & works
fine.

I have extracted & copied the Main.cpl file from the CD (it's the same
file & size
that was on there, but thought I would try anyway)

Searched the KB & found zilch!

Any hints would be appreciated

TIA
Doug

Jeff Richards wrote:


Can you double-click the main.cpl file and does it execute properly (mouse
properties)? If so, you need to look at the command that is trying to
access main.cpl during startup, and disable or fix it. It may be trying to
execute a function within main.cpl that does not exist.

When I double-click on Main.cpl, I get the same error message as stated below - even
though the Control Panel operates OK - as does all components within CP - except for
the scanner, as noted below
Doug

--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP W95/W98
"Doug Boufford" wrote in message
...
Whenever I boot WIN 98SE, I receive error message "An error occurred while
Windows
was working with the Control Panel file C:\Windsows\System\Main.cpl"

I can click OK & all seems to work well- until I try to use the scanner
(USB) when
the error pops up again. After hitting OK about 8 times, the scanner comes
up & works
fine.

I have extracted & copied the Main.cpl file from the CD (it's the same
file & size
that was on there, but thought I would try anyway)

Searched the KB & found zilch!

Any hints would be appreciated

TIA
Doug

If you get an error when you double-click main.cpl then perhaps the file is
corrupted. Try using SFC to extract a new copy of main.cpl again from the
installation CD. See:
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/using_sfc.html
USING THE SYSTEM FILE CHECKER (SFC).

Since the default action for main.cpl is mouse properties and that isn't
working, try removing and re-installing the mouse drivers, or replace the
mouse drivers with a generic version.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP W95/W98
"Doug Boufford" wrote in message
...
Jeff Richards wrote:


Can you double-click the main.cpl file and does it execute properly
(mouse
properties)? If so, you need to look at the command that is trying to
access main.cpl during startup, and disable or fix it. It may be trying
to
execute a function within main.cpl that does not exist.

When I double-click on Main.cpl, I get the same error message as stated
below - even
though the Control Panel operates OK - as does all components within CP -
except for
the scanner, as noted below
Doug

--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP W95/W98
"Doug Boufford" wrote in message
...
Whenever I boot WIN 98SE, I receive error message "An error occurred
while
Windows
was working with the Control Panel file C:\Windsows\System\Main.cpl"

I can click OK & all seems to work well- until I try to use the scanner
(USB) when
the error pops up again. After hitting OK about 8 times, the scanner
comes
up & works
fine.

I have extracted & copied the Main.cpl file from the CD (it's the same
file & size
that was on there, but thought I would try anyway)

Searched the KB & found zilch!

Any hints would be appreciated

TIA
Doug

Jeff Richards wrote:
If you get an error when you double-click main.cpl then perhaps the file is
corrupted. Try using SFC to extract a new copy of main.cpl again from the
installation CD. See:
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/using_sfc.html
USING THE SYSTEM FILE CHECKER (SFC).

Since the default action for main.cpl is mouse properties and that isn't
working, try removing and re-installing the mouse drivers, or replace the
mouse drivers with a generic version.
Jeff
Thanks for your help.
I re-installed MAIN.CPL using SFC & still had the problem.
I del the mouseware & that cured the problem.
PS: having a "time" getting the mouse sw to re-install & be useful on an USB port -
but that's another story. Have it working on a serial port for now......
Again, thanks for your assistance

Doug

Thanks for letting us know that you got it sorted out.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP W95/W98
"Doug Boufford" wrote in message
...
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Thanks for your help.
I re-installed MAIN.CPL using SFC & still had the problem.
I del the mouseware & that cured the problem.
PS: having a "time" getting the mouse sw to re-install & be useful on an
USB port -
but that's another story. Have it working on a serial port for now......
Again, thanks for your assistance