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I did a little reading after being pointed in the right direction by you.

So, did this:

Uninstalled .net 3.5

Installed .net version 1.1

Installed MS XP Media Centre SDK - this was the file that I read I needed, containg the ellusive msasstate.dll file.

Installed .net version 2 - which then Vista told me I did not need and stopped installation.

Installed .net version 3 - Which Vista then told me helpfully - "You need to turn Windows features on or off". Which ones mate? I do love a generic error message.... I ticked all the .net ones and ran the installer as Administrator just to make sure. This failed again with the same error message.

Installed .net 3.5 - Installed without any problems.

Rebooted and installed some additional OS updates.

Searched for the msasstate.dll file.............. found it!

C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Microsoft Windows Xp Media Centre SDK\MSAS Sample\

Tried to enable the MiniDisplay in MP Config, and it failed with the same error. I then browsed to the folder and tried to do as requested, but it said regasm is not recognised as a internal or external comand.

<blockquote data-quote="Theydon Bois" data-source="post: 406965" data-attributes="member: 68091">I did a little reading after being pointed in the right direction by you. So, did this:Uninstalled .net 3.5Installed .net version 1.1Installed MS XP Media Centre SDK - this was the file that I read I needed, containg the ellusive msasstate.dll file. Installed .net version 2 - which then Vista told me I did not need and stopped installation.Installed .net version 3 - Which Vista then told me helpfully - &quot;You need to turn Windows features on or off&quot;. Which ones mate? I do love a generic error message.... I ticked all the .net ones and ran the installer as Administrator just to make sure. This failed again with the same error message. Installed .net 3.5 - Installed without any problems. Rebooted and installed some additional OS updates. Searched for the msasstate.dll file.............. found it! C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Microsoft Windows Xp Media Centre SDK\MSAS Sample\Tried to enable the MiniDisplay in MP Config, and it failed with the same error. I then browsed to the folder and tried to do as requested, but it said regasm is not recognised as a internal or external comand.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Theydon Bois, post: 406965, member: 68091"] I did a little reading after being pointed in the right direction by you. So, did this: Uninstalled .net 3.5 Installed .net version 1.1 Installed MS XP Media Centre SDK - this was the file that I read I needed, containg the ellusive msasstate.dll file. Installed .net version 2 - which then Vista told me I did not need and stopped installation. Installed .net version 3 - Which Vista then told me helpfully - "You need to turn Windows features on or off". Which ones mate? I do love a generic error message.... I ticked all the .net ones and ran the installer as Administrator just to make sure. This failed again with the same error message. Installed .net 3.5 - Installed without any problems. Rebooted and installed some additional OS updates. Searched for the msasstate.dll file.............. found it! C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Microsoft Windows Xp Media Centre SDK\MSAS Sample\ Tried to enable the MiniDisplay in MP Config, and it failed with the same error. I then browsed to the folder and tried to do as requested, but it said regasm is not recognised as a internal or external comand. [/QUOTE]