Microsoft KB Archive/891769

= &quot;Common UI elements not found&quot; error message when you try to install Windows Services for UNIX on a computer that is running Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 =

Article ID: 891769

Article Last Modified on 3/14/2007

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.0 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.5, when used with:  Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

 Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to install Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 or Windows Services for UNIX 3.0 on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), you may receive the following error message:

Common UI elements not found.

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CAUSE
This issue occurs because of a problem in the Windows Services for UNIX installation program.

Note This issue does not occur in the current version of Windows Services for UNIX 3.5.

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RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue if you are running Windows Services for UNIX 3.5, obtain a new copy of Windows Services for UNIX 3.5. To do this, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=896C9688-601B-44F1-81A4-02878FF11778&displaylang=en

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WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, follow these steps: <ol> Copy the Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 or Windows Services for UNIX 3.0 installation files to a folder on your hard disk.</li> In the installation folder where you copied the Windows Services for UNIX installation files, open the Manage\Provreg.mof file by using a text editor such as Notepad.</li> Insert the line Hostingmodel = &quot;localservicehost&quot;; under the following area in this file:

<pre class="fixed_text">instance of __Win32Provider as $P {    Name    = &quot;RegProv&quot; ; ClsId  = &quot;{fe9af5c0-d3b6-11ce-a5b6-00aa00680c3f}&quot; ; ImpersonationLevel = 1; PerUserInitialization = TRUE;

Note After you insert this line, the instance of __Win32Provider as $P area of this file appears as follows:

<pre class="fixed_text">instance of __Win32Provider as $P {    Name    = &quot;RegProv&quot; ; ClsId  = &quot;{fe9af5c0-d3b6-11ce-a5b6-00aa00680c3f}&quot; ; ImpersonationLevel = 1; PerUserInitialization = TRUE; Hostingmodel = &quot;localservicehost&quot;; };

</li> Save the changes to the Provreg.mof file, and then install Windows Services for UNIX by using the installation files on the hard disk.</li></ol>

Note After you follow these steps, you cannot use these modified installation files to install Windows Services for UNIX on a Microsoft Windows 2000-based computer.

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MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about Windows Services for UNIX 3.5, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/sfu/default.mspx

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