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Windows cannot access RegSvr32.exe

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Name: The Riot Act (by Mystik_TK)
Date: March 10, 2007 at 11:41:04 Pacific
Subject: Windows cannot access RegSvr32.exe
OS: XP Pro
CPU/Ram: AMD Athlon XP 2500+/768 D
Comment:

I have absolutely no idea what to do here. Everytime I try to register a .dll with regsvr32.exe, I get the error "Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file" error".

Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.


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Response Number 1
Name: Johnw
Date: March 10, 2007 at 20:46:30 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

Explanation of Regsvr32 Usage and Error Messages
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...
Dllname was loaded, but the DllRegisterServer or DllUnregisterServer entry point was not found.
Dllname may not be exported, or a corrupted version of Dllname may be in memory. Consider using Pview to detect the file and remove it.
PView
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...


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Response Number 2
Name: The Riot Act (by Mystik_TK)
Date: March 11, 2007 at 13:45:20 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

So, how do I use PView to help fix this? Sorry, I'm just a little lost.


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Response Number 3
Name: The Riot Act (by Mystik_TK)
Date: March 11, 2007 at 13:50:43 Pacific
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I just realized that I don't have Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 in my Programs, so I can't seem to open it, anyway.


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Response Number 4
Name: Johnw
Date: March 11, 2007 at 14:36:41 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

Try using this to register.

QuickReg
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download....



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Response Number 5
Name: The Riot Act (by Mystik_TK)
Date: March 11, 2007 at 16:22:36 Pacific
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Thanks for the link. It tells me "Registration complete". Is there any way for me to confirm that the .dll really registered?


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Response Number 6
Name: Johnw
Date: March 11, 2007 at 16:54:08 Pacific
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"Is there any way for me to confirm that the .dll really registered?"

Use the program that required it.


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Response Number 7
Name: The Riot Act (by Mystik_TK)
Date: March 11, 2007 at 18:44:41 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

Haha. OK, thanks. I'll give it a go.

In the meantime, though, I really would like to figure out the issue with RegSvr32.exe. The one in the ServicePackFiles folder seems to work, but whenever I copy it over the current one in system32, I still get the same error. Is there any way for me to get around the apparent file protection on RegSvr32.exe so I can try and replace it cleanly?

Does anyone have any other ideas?


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Response Number 8
Name: Johnw
Date: March 11, 2007 at 18:49:51 Pacific
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"Is there any way for me to get around the apparent file protection"

Make sure the program is not running in the background, down next to the clock or anywhere else.


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Response Number 9
Name: The Riot Act (by Mystik_TK)
Date: March 12, 2007 at 18:40:10 Pacific
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It's not running. The file protection comes from it being in the syste32 folder; an "esstinal Windows file" or whatever the term is that MS uses for its file protection.


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