Microsoft KB Archive/172834

= PPT97: Error Obtaining PowerPoint Viewer 97 Object Reference =

Article ID: 172834

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q172834



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to obtain an object reference to the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 97 application programmatically, using GetObject, CreateObject, or the New operator, you may receive the following error message:

Run-time error '429': ActiveX component can't create object.



CAUSE
The PowerPoint Viewer 97 was not fully registered in the system registry during setup.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, start and quit the PowerPoint Viewer 97 (programmatically or manually) once before you run a macro that obtains an object reference to it. This registers the viewer on that machine. Once the viewer has been registered, you may now connect to the model without having to start it first.



STATUS
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.

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