You cannot open the User Accounts item in Control Panel on a Windows XP-based computer (919292)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

SYMPTOMS

You may not be able to open the User Accounts item in Control Panel on a Microsoft Windows XP-based computer. Additionally, you may receive an error message that resembles the following:

Wrong number of arguments or invalid property assignment

CAUSE

This behavior may occur if certain .dll files are not registered correctly.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this behavior, use the regsvr32 command to register the .dll files. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
  2. At the command prompt, type the following commands, press ENTER after each command, and then click OK when a message says that the registration is successful:
    • Regsvr32 jscript.dll
    • Regsvr32 nusrmgr.cpl
    • Regsvr32 /i mshtml.dll
    • Regsvr32 themeui.dll
    • Regsvr32 Vbscript.dll
  3. Make sure that you can open the User Accounts item in Control Panel.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/23/2006
Keywords:kbtshoot kbprb KB919292 kbAudEndUser
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