Solution to error HHCTRL.OCX was not found in nLite installation on EEE

You create an nLite install of Windows XP for your EEE, and when you start up, you get an alert.

The title reads "RTHDCPL.exe Unable to locate component."

The alert reads "HHCTRL.OCX was not found."

The reason for this error is that you have removed the Help Engine in Operating System Options.

Removal of the Help Engine in nLite removes HHCTRL.OCX.


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