Turn Windows Features On or Off shows a blank window
I am a Windows Vista user. Recently installed Vista on one of my XP running desktop. Due to some problem I am trying to re-install my Windows Media Player. To do the same I went to Control Panel > clicked Programs and Features but the "Turn Windows Features On or Off” window appears Black to me.
I even tried restarting the system several times but still the window remains blank. I am the only Administrator and logged in with Admin account. Any help would be appreciated.
Re: Turn Windows Features On or Off shows a blank window
I haven't faced such problem so far on my vista hence dont have any personal experience with the same but as i wanted to know the fix in case i come across such problem i did a search and found an MS KB article describing Icons are missing from Control Panel, or you cannot start Control Panel, the Welcome Center, or games in Windows Vista. I think you should follow the fix provided in the same. It should help you get rid of the problem.
Re: Turn Windows Features On or Off shows a blank window
Hello Susan, even i am facing similar problem. While troubleshooting the same i came through UAC (user account control) is. And while finding more info about UAC this is what found
- Installing and uninstalling applications
- Installing device drivers
- Installing ActiveX controls
- Installing Windows Updates
- Changing settings for Windows Firewall
- Changing UAC settings
- Configuring Windows Update
- Adding or removing user accounts
- Changing a user’s account type
- Configuring Parental Controls
- Running Task Scheduler
- Restoring backed-up system files
- Viewing or changing another user’s folders and files
I noticed UAC was ON for my account so I turned it OFF in User Accounts and rebooted. Still no listing in "Turn Windows Features On or Off". I was also able to create a new account and have installed ActiveX controls. So, I
assume this meets several of the above requirements.
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No clear answers on the Internet gives to this problem because surely not have had forums and consult others or imagine the situation, but to me if that happened and I posted the solution.
Symptoms:
1. The dialog box "Windows features" is blank
2. "Sfc / scannow" does not work
3. In the system event appears repeatedly: "The service modules, Windows Installer closed with the following error: Insufficient system resources to complete the requested service." with Event ID: 7023
After seeing my system event log I found that the record size limit was exceeded and this was preventing that could enable and disable Windows features, then what we did was increase the registry size limit as explained in: Understanding and configuring Registry Size Limit (RSL) (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/124594/en-us) ... I put in the maximum (0xffffffff) and presto, it worked again, "Turn Windows features on or off." Even the other user suggested making a scan of system files with the command "sfc / scannow" did not work, but now with this small change IF ...
I remember having this problem before, but had not remembered as he had settled, so I'm posting to find it easily in case I forget again and share it with the agony of many other users.
Now, why is it?: I'm going to speculate at this answer but it seems logical ... in my case always requires installing software engineering and often it creates number of records in your facility by a substantial amount of libraries that contain, probably exceeds that limit registration and the problems begin ... why by default the system does not come with the maximum value of log size, I think probably not to occupy system resources, so if I leave it to the experts.
Re: Turn Windows Features On or Off shows a blank window
I have tried in Vista64 and have done the trick, Windows features are now on and visible, Amen!!!
Thanks!!