Been setting up Win XP on a new PC, adding stuff, deleting excess garbage. I don't know if I goofed, but every time now I go to open Control Panel, I get the message: " An error occurred while Windows was working with the Control Panel File c:\windows\system32\irprops.cpl [OK]" I click the "[OK]" button and then Control Panel opens up alright, so it's not that anything is seriously destroyed; it's just a pain-inna-butt extra step all the time. Anyone know why this message keeps popping up? Some of the things I've deleted are MS Findfast, MS Works, MS Money, and MS Office. (Because I only need Word97, and I have that from a previous source!) Thanks, drummer -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/