Environments Settings Dialogue Box is Blank

Question

When I right-click inside a clear area of ArcToolbox and select Environments, the Environments Setting dialogue box is blank. The only items available are the buttons on the bottom to close, etc.

I am running W7, ArcInfo with SP2 installed, MSMXL 4.0 SP3.

I have done a clean uninstall and a reinstall of ArcInfo w/SP2.

I have contaced ESRI Tech Support, but no solution yet.

RonSantini · Answer

I would wait/follow-up with tech support, there must be something wrong with your settings.  Have you tried a different login?

Dan,

I have tried a different user. When I start ArcMap, numerous Default.gdb's are created (Default(1).....Default(xyz) during he ArcMap load. I need to force terminate loading of ArcMap.

DanPatterson_Retired · Answer

I would wait/follow-up with tech support, there must be something wrong with your settings.  Have you tried a different login?

RonSantini · Answer

cross-linked to http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/11163/blank-environments-setting-dialogue-box

Dan, Just a follow-up to my last post.  Here are the steps I performed as a reference:

Uninstall:

1. Uninstalled ArcGIS 
2. Uninstalled all Python programs from the list (per ESRI)
3. Deleted ESRI keys & ArcGIS programs from HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\
4. Deleted ESRI keys from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
5. Deleted ESRI & ArcGIS keys from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node (Gone after uninstall) & HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\
6. Set the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE_SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\RegistrySizeLimit to a hex of 0xffffffff
7. Rebooted
8. Deleted: ESRI Folder in C:\Program Files\Common Files
9. Deleted: ArcGIS Folder in C:\Program Files
10. Deleted: ESRI Folder in C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\ESRI
11. Again Rebooted
12. did an SFC\SCANNOW
13. Rebooted

Reinstall:

14. I then reinstalled ArcGIS without Service Packs
Both MSXML 4.0 SP2 with SDK & MSXML 4.0 SP3 previously Installed
15. Open ArcCatalog>ArcToolbox> Right-Clicked in open area of ArcToolbox>Environments = Blank Environments Setting dialogue box.
16. I then installed SP1 and followed Step 15 = Blank Environments Setting dialogue box again
17. I installed SP2 and followed Step 15 = Blank Environments Setting dialogue box again
18. I tried to run an ArcToolbox tool  (Clip).  The tool executed very fast and successfully (Green check mark appeared), but no output was generated. 
So, I am back to square one, though I have a two pieces of new information: 1) The blank screen appeared after the initial install wo the SP's, 2) The tools run(?) but give no output.

Not sure where to go from here and I spoke with ESRI tech support rep with no resolution, but I am waiting for an ESRI follow-up reply.