Microsoft KB Archive/272997

= Error Message &quot;CoCreateInstance Failed&quot; When Attempting to View Display Properties =

Article ID: 272997

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

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This article was previously published under Q272997



SYMPTOMS
When you click Display in Control Panel, you may receive the following error message:

CoCreateInstance Failed

Class Not Registered

After you press OK, the Display Properties dialog box is displayed as expected.



CAUSE
This issue can occur if a 3DFX Voodoo3 network adaptor was recently installed after a Diamond Voodoo2 network adaptor was uninstalled.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, refer to item 23 in the FAQs section on the following 3DFX Web site: http://www.3dfx.com/

Additional query words: &quot;co create instance&quot;

Keywords: kbprb KB272997

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