Microsoft KB Archive/236354

= Err Msg: A Newer Version of DCOM98 Has Been Installed... =

Article ID: 236354

Article Last Modified on 1/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

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This article was previously published under Q236354



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SYMPTOMS
When you try to install Microsoft Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) version 1.2 on your Windows 98 Second Edition based-computer, you may receive the following error message:

A newer version of DCOM98 has been installed. To override, you must uninstall the current version first.



CAUSE
This issue can occur if the version of the Ole32.dll file in your computer is 4.71.1719.0 or earlier.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, download DCOM98 for Windows 98 version 1.3 from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/com/dcom/dcom98/dcom1_3.asp



MORE INFORMATION
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To check the version of DCOM installed on a Windows 98 Second Edition based-computer, locate either of the following registry keys:
 * HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\CLSID\{BDC67890-4FC0-11D0-A805-00AA006D2EA4}\InstalledVersion
 * HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{BDC67890-4FC0-11D0-A805-00AA006D2EA4}\InstalledVersion

The version of the Ole32.dll file on a Windows 98 Second Edition based-computer is 4.71.2900.0 and the version of the Ole32.dll file installed on a Windows 98 computer is 4.71.1719.0. If the version of the Ole32.dll file is higher than 4.71.1719.0, then Setup may not complete successfully.

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