Um ok

check to make sure nothing werid is here:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{0F6B957 E-509E-11D1-A7CC-0000F87571E3}

Check this:
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php?id=1161

see:
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php?id=1303

guess its only there if it fes up cause i dont have it either

trying creating it and set it to zero to see what happens

I just couldn't figure this out. This a.m. I installed a second copy of WinXP on another partition and it works fine. The offending program that keyed me to the failure of the Group Policy snap-in problem (Blackmoon) works perfectly on the new install.

I'll bite the bullet, take 'm both off and do a new install from zero. <groan> Thank goodness for PQRE so that I can do a simple restore of Outlook pst file, ftp favorites and other stuff like that.

Thanks for all your tips

I just couldn't figure this out. This a.m. I installed a second copy of WinXP on another partition and it works fine. The offending program that keyed me to the failure of the Group Policy snap-in problem (Blackmoon) works perfectly on the new install.

I'm still susicious that the on board Ethernet chip this new P4C800 has may have triggered the problem. The one variable in my little test install of a 2nd WinXP o/s is that I did it with a regular PCI NIC installed. WinXP doesn't have drivers for the onboard ethernet chip. And even tho I can install the drivers after the o/s install, maybe it makes the MMC snap-ins fail in some way. Dunno.


I'll bite the bullet, take 'm both off and do a new install from zero. <groan>

Thanks for all your tips

Download a copy of Genie Backup Manager V4.0. ;)

I use PowerQuest Drive Image, which has never let me down. In this present case, it turns out that the initial installation had a fault--and after redoing the install today am even more sure it had something to do with the on board LAN chip. Soon as I get my main proggies on I'll do a PowerQuest Image. and be cool for the next year or so.

I did not mean for that. I just ment for normal backup of like your outlook email, fav, etcs.

I ghost the whole thing but I also, do the registry and my e-mail etc. So if its gets scrwed its a lot easier and most of the time more up to date then having to ghost the whole thing.