404 - Component not found in Joomla when viewing Virtuemart

404 - Component not found

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Component not found

I found this error message when working from a clean install of virtuemart. Actually, the solution was quite simple - just add a menu item linking to the Virtuemart Component. Without a menu item, Joomla doesn't recognise the component correctly.