Re: Urge to kill computer rising; RegSvr32 error 0000001f


Bob Barrows [MVP] wrote:
Desertphile wrote:
Desertphile wrote:
Some time about two years ago my ADO fucntion turned belly-up and I
have been unable to fix the problem(s). Downloading the latest MDAC
package (2.8) and installing it did not help: while the installer
ran, several .DLL files generated errors and did not register, one
file being MSADO15.DLL

I assume there is a dependancy issue preventing the files from
registering: some where there are registry entries and/or older files
standing in the way.

There *MUST* be a FAQ or Knowledge Base entry somewhere with the
solution to this problem, but Google and I have been unable to find
it.

If there is any kind being out there (human, clever chimpanzee,
whatever) with the solution, would you please share it with me
before I take my Ruger Blackhawk .45 stainless steel "reprogramming
tool" and send my computer to hell where it belongs? Thank you.

I discovered a fix: the MDAC 2.8 install requires Service Pack One,
from Microsoft. Service Pack One fixes an install bug that prevented
three files from registering properly. The two downloads are:

5,556,616 09-03-06 8:33p MDAC_TYP.EXE
6,100,504 09-04-06 8:48p MDAC_TYP2.EXE

The second one fixed the problem.

Where did you discover this solution? I would like to be able to refer users
with similar problems in the future to that source.

Alas, I do not recall: it was from a Google Web search (not Google
Groups), but it was tucked in among many scores of web pages / domains
I looked at. I noticed that the MDAC 2.8 install generated three
errors: three DLL files refused to register; the web page that I found
mentioned the exact same problem, with the exact same three files, and
mentioned that SP1 corrected the problem.

.

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