Microsoft KB Archive/260051

= FIX: Compatibility Problems with the Redistribution Files in the Oleaut32.dll File =

Article ID: 260051

Article Last Modified on 8/7/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 4

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This article was previously published under Q260051



SYMPTOMS
Compatibility problems in OLE functions, such as file registering errors and language version conflicts, occur with the Oleaut32.dll file that is shipped with both the English (ENU) and the Japanese (JPN) versions of Microsoft Windows 2000.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because there are critical compatibility problems with the Oleaut32.dll file that is shipped with Microsoft Windows 2000.



RESOLUTION
To resolve compatibility problems with the Oleaut32.dll, install the latest service pack for Visual Studio 6.0.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in the latest service pack for Visual Studio 6.0.

For additional information about Visual Studio service packs, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

194295 HOWTO: Tell That a Visual Studio Service Pack Is Installed

To download the latest Visual Studio service pack, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/Aa718353.aspx

