Error message when you try to open the User Accounts item in Control Panel on a Windows XP-based computer: "Microsoft HTML Application host has encountered a problem and needs to close"

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When you try to open the User Accounts item in Control Panel on a Microsoft Windows XP-based computer, you receive an error message that resembles the following:

Microsoft HTML Application host has encountered a problem and needs to close.