Microsoft KB Archive/296205

= ACC: Error Message: ActiveX Component Can't Create Object =

Article ID: 296205

Article Last Modified on 3/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q296205



For a Microsoft Access 2000 version of this article, see 319841.

Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.



SYMPTOMS
When you use Microsoft Access, you receive the following error message:

ActiveX component can't create object

This article describes some common causes for this error message and offers methods that you can use to resolve the issue.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if any of the following conditions are true:
 * Data Access Objects (DAO) is not properly registered.

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 * One or more references are missing.

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 * There is a utility database reference that is not valid.

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 * You do not have the required permissions for required libraries.

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 * There is a damaged wizard file.

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 * The Office compatibility script is not run after you install access on the terminal server.



Resolution
 On the computer that hosts Microsoft Windows Terminal Server or the computer on which Microsoft Access is installed, click Start, and then click Run. Type regsvr32 followed by the path to your DAO file. Enclose this path in quotation marks. For example, to register the DAO 3.5 library, use the following command:

regsvr32 &quot;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\DAO\DAO350.DLL&quot;



Resolution

 * 1) Open the database for which you receive the error message.
 * 2) Click the Modules tab, and then click New.
 * 3) On the Tools menu, click References.
 * 4) Examine the list of libraries. If any items are marked as &quot;MISSING,&quot; locate the library file and re-associate the reference. Or, click to clear the check box next to the library name.

Resolution

 * 1) Open the database for which you receive the error message.
 * 2) Click the Modules tab, and then click New.
 * 3) On the Tools menu, click References.
 * 4) Click to clear the check box next to any reference to Utility Database or Utility.mda.

Resolution
  Make sure that users have &quot;read&quot; permissions for all files in the following folders:   Operating System         Location --  Windows NT, 2000, XP     \Winnt\System32 Windows 95, 98, Me      \Windows\System  If you cannot grant read permissions, you can use a utility such as FileMon to determine which file or files the users do not have the required permissions to use. To obtain FileMon, visit to the following Sysinternals Web site:

Sysinternals

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Resolution

 * 1) Use Windows Explorer to locate the following wizard files: Wzmain80.mde, Wztool80.mde and Wzlib80.mde.
 * 2) Change the file name extension of each file to &quot;old.&quot; For example, change Wzmain80.mde to Wzmain80.old.
 * 3) Reinstall Access to restore these files.

Resolution
Locate the office compatibility script in the Scripts folder, and then run it.

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