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Q307495: PRB: Error 0x80004005 When You Try to Register a WebClass DLL

Article: Q307495
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbASPObj kbCOMt kbVBp600 kbWebClasses kbGrpDSASP kbDSupport
Last Modified: 25-SEP-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you use a Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) application (WebClass)
to create a dynamic-link library (DLL) in Visual Basic 6.0, you receive the
following error message when you try to register the DLL:

  DLLRegisterServer in <path to DLL> failed.
  Return Code was: 0x80004005

This error message occurs when you try to register the DLL on a computer other
than the one on which it was created.

CAUSE
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The WebClass run-time files must be installed to register a WebClass DLL. This
error occurs if you try to register the DLL on a computer that does not have the
WebClass run-time files installed and registered.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this problem, use one of the following methods:

- The best way to deploy a WebClass is to use the Package and Deployment
  Wizard. The Package and Deployment Wizard packages the dependent WebClass
  run-time DLLs when your WebClass is deployed. For information on how to use
  this tool, see the following Microsoft Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/Mind/0999/faq/faq0999.htm

- Copy and register the Mswcrun.dll file to the computer on which you are
  trying to register your WebClass DLL.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. In Visual Basic 6.0, use the IIS Application Project option to create a
  WebClass.

2. Copy the DLL to a computer that does not have the Mswcrun.dll file.

3. At a command prompt, type "regsvr32 WebClassDllName.dll" (without the
  quotation marks) to register the DLL.

REFERENCES
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For additional information, click the article numbers below to view the articles
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q242550 INFO: Required System Files for WebClasses (IIS Applications)

  Q242767 INFO: Deploying WebClasses with the Package and Deployment Wizard
  (PDW)

Additional query words: Mswcrun runtime run time

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Keywords          : kbASPObj kbCOMt kbVBp600 kbWebClasses kbGrpDSASP kbDSupport 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB600Search kbVB600
Version           : :6.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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