Microsoft KB Archive/226942

= Homepub Err Msg: Mhpreg.dll Was Unable to Register Itself in the System Registry =

Article ID: 226942

Article Last Modified on 10/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Graphics Studio Greetings 99 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Graphics Studio Home Publishing 99

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This article was previously published under Q226942



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to install Greetings 99 or Home Publishing 99, you may receive the following error message:

Mhpreg.dll was unable to register itself in the System Registry.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the Oleaut32.dll file is damaged, missing, or an incorrect version.



RESOLUTION
The Oleaut32.dll file is a core component of Microsoft Internet Explorer. To resolve this issue, use the appropriate method for your version of Internet Explorer.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1
 Quit all running programs. Insert the Greetings 99 or Home Publishing 99 Disk 1 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Press and hold down the SHIFT key when you insert the CD-ROM to prevent Setup from starting automatically. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Windows Explorer. In the Folders or All Folders pane, click the CD-ROM drive. In the right pane, double-click the PSS folder. Double-click the Sysdll folder.</li> Right-click the Oleaut32.dll file, and then click Copy.</li> Quit Windows Explorer.</li> Right-click on the Windows desktop, and then click Paste.</li> Click Start, and then click Shut Down.</li> Click Restart In MS-DOS Mode, and then click OK.</li>  Type the following lines at the command prompt, pressing ENTER after each line: cd system ren oleaut32.dll oleaut32.old copy c:\windows\desktop\oleaut32.dll exit </li> When Windows restarts, click Start, and then click Run.</li> In the Open box, type regsvr32 oleaut32.dll, and then click OK. You should receive the following message:

DllRegisterServer in oleaut32.dll succeded.

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If you are using a Windows 95-based computer, and the steps above did not resolve the issue, remove and then reinstall Internet Explorer from the Greetings 99 or Home Publishing 99 Disc 1 CD-ROM. To reinstall Internet Explorer, double-click the following file on the program CD-ROM

<cd-rom>:\MHP\IE401SP1\Ie4setup.exe

where <cd-rom> is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive.

For additional information about how to remove Internet Explorer 4.01, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

174265 How to Uninstall Internet Explorer 4.0

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5
You may be able to resolve this issue by running the Internet Explorer 5 Repair Tool.

If running the Internet Explorer Repair Tool does not resolve the issue, remove and then reinstall Internet Explorer 5. You can reinstall Internet Explorer 5 from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx

For information about how to remove Internet Explorer 5, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

217344 How to Uninstall Internet Explorer 5

Additional query words: 4.01 5.00 gr99 greet99 hp99 ie4 ie5

Keywords: kbenv kberrmsg kbinterop kbprb KB226942

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