Microsoft KB Archive/228874

= Works Suite Err Msg: Comcat.dll Was Unable to Register Itself in the System Registry =

Article ID: 228874

Article Last Modified on 1/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Works Suite 99

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This article was previously published under Q228874



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to install Microsoft Works Suite 99, you may receive the following error message:

Comcat.dll was unable to register itself in the system registry.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue:

 Click Start, click Shut Down, click Restart in MS-DOS mode, and then click OK. Type the following lines at the MS-DOS prompt, pressing ENTER after you type each line

'''cd/ /system

ren comcat.dll comcat.old

exit'''

where is the folder in which Microsoft Windows is installed. When Windows restarts, reinstall Works Suite 99.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Works Suite 99.



MORE INFORMATION
For information about how to resolve this issue in Microsoft Greetings Workshop version 2.0, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

179823 GW 2.0: Error Message: COMCAT.dll Was Unable to Register

Additional query words: 4.50 w_works wks setup installs gpf ipf

Keywords: kbbug kberrmsg kbpending kbsetup KB228874

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