PRB: "Initialization of LinkView Failed" Error

 Last reviewed: February 9, 1998
Article ID: Q175326
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual InterDev, version 1.0
  • Link View (Webscope)

SYMPTOMS

While attempting to view the links on a file in your Web project, you receive one of the following errors: 

   Initialization of the Link View Failed

   -or-

   Cannot create or view this document

   -or-

   Invalid Class String
Clicking OK displays a second dialog box that says the following: 

   Unable to load the Link View components. Please reinstall Visual
   InterDev and try again.

CAUSE

The LinkView DLLs are not registered correctly or are not in the correct directory.

RESOLUTION

Make sure the following DLLs are located in the folder "\DevStudio\MSDesigners" and that each one is properly registered:

  • Mdtws.dll
  • Mdtwslb.dll
  • Mdturet.dll

To register the files use Regsvr32. For example, to register Mdtws.dll, select Run from the Start menu and type the following into the dialog box: 

   regsvr32 "c:\Program Files\DevStudio\MSDesigners\mdtws.dll"

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Open a Web project in Visual InterDev.

  2. Right-click on an .htm file in your project.

  3. Select View Links from the Shortcut menu.

If the LinkView DLLs are not properly registered, one of the errors listed in the SYMPTOMS section will appear.

REFERENCES

For the latest Knowledge Base articles and other support information on Visual InterDev and Active Server Pages, see the following page on the Microsoft Technical Support site: 

   http://support.microsoft.com/support/vinterdev/


Keywords          : VIMisc kberrmsg
Technology        : kbInetDev
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

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Last reviewed: February 9, 1998
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