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Q164127: OLE Error Running Applications After Applying SP2

Article: Q164127
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 22-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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After you apply Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 2, you may receive one of the
following OLE error messages when running an application that makes a call to
create a form and alter the font attributes:

  Run-time error '429': OLE Automation server can't create object

-or-

  OLE error 31037 -- "Error Loading from File"

CAUSE
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This is caused by the changes to Olepro32.dll in Service Pack 2 where Olepro32
became a shell that now thunks any OLE call to other OLE executable files. Some
of the functions are not automatically being thunked over to the new executable
files.

RESOLUTION
==========

To work around the above errors, run the following at a command prompt:

  REGSVR32 OLEPRO32.DLL
  REGSVR32 OLEAUT32.DLL

Regsvr32.exe is located in the %SystemRoot%\System32 folder.

After you run the above commands, you should be able to run your application
without experiencing the error messages.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. We are
researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base as it becomes available.


Additional query words: visual c c++ vcapp code

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : :4.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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