Microsoft KB Archive/830461

= You cannot create a thread token to generate a COM object =

Article ID: 830461

Article Last Modified on 10/25/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0

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SYMPTOMS
When you use the LogonUser API to generate a duplicate token that makes Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) calls to create a thread token that is used to Cocreate a Microsoft Component Object Model (COM) object, you will receive one of the following results:
 * Generation of the token is successful.
 * You receive a &quot;Class Not Registered&quot; error message.
 * You receive an &quot;Access Denied&quot; error message.



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

  Date         Time   Version       Size    File name --  09-Oct-2003  02:31  1.1.4322.956  31,744  Wminet_utils.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbhotfixserver KB830461

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