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Q191875: FIX: Multiple Open Class Browsers Cause Error Message

Article: Q191875
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbservicepack kbMiscTools kbvfp600 kbvfp600bug kbXBase kbVS600sp2 kbVS600SP1 kbVS600sp3
Last Modified: 21-MAY-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Opening multiple instances of the Class Browser or Component Gallery
simultaneously in Visual FoxPro 6.0 may cause the following error message to
occur:

  OLE error code 0x80040154 : Class not registered. OLE object is being
  ignored. Record number 5.

However, you might get the following error message instead:

  There is not enough memory to complete this operation.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.

This bug was corrected in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3. For more information
about Visual Studio service packs, please see the following articles in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

Q194295 HOWTO: Tell That Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs Are Installed

MORE INFORMATION
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The amount of memory installed helps determine the number of open instances of
Class Browser or Component Gallery allowed. This number may range from three
instances up to 20 instances of Class Browser or Component Gallery before the
preceding errors appear.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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From the Tools menu, choose Class Browser multiple times.

Eventually, one of the two errors occurs.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbservicepack kbMiscTools kbvfp600 kbvfp600bug kbXBase kbVS600sp2 kbVS600SP1 kbVS600sp3fix 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP600
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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