OLE Error Running Applications After Applying Service Pack 2

ID: Q164127

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

After you apply Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 2, you may receive one of the following OLE error messages when running an application that makes a call to create a form and alter the font attributes:

Run-time error '429': OLE Automation server can't create object

-or-

OLE error 31037 -- "Error Loading from File"

CAUSE

This is caused by the changes to Olepro32.dll in Service Pack 2 where Olepro32 became a shell that now thunks any OLE call to other OLE executable files. Some of the functions are not automatically being thunked over to the new executable files.

RESOLUTION

To workaround the above errors, run the following at a command prompt:

REGSVR32 OLEPRO32.DLL
REGSVR32 OLEAUT32.DLL

Regsvr32.exe is located in the %SystemRoot%\System32 folder.

After you run the above commands, you should be able to run your application without experiencing the error messages.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: visual c c++ vcapp code

Keywords : kbbug4.00 nt16ap NTSrvWkst
Version : WinNT:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug