Symptoms
When you click the "Add/Remove Windows Components" button in the Add/Remove Programs applet, the following error message is displayed:
When you press OK-->, the following error is seen:
The application could not be initialized
This error occurs if the file sysoc.inf is missing in the C:\Windows\Inf folder. Extracting a new copy of this file from XP CD-ROM should help. You may use MSCONFIG to extract the file.
