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Opening VB6 dll on vista could not create reference comsvcs.dll

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ewgoforth

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Nov 10, 2008
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Hello,

I'm getting a "Could not create reference: 'c:\windows\system32\comsvcs.dll' when I try to open a vb6 COM+ component on my Vista box. I AM running the vb6 IDE as an admin.


However, I see:


C:\>dir c:\Windows\system32\comsvcs.dll
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is xxxxxx

Directory of c:\Windows\system32

01/18/2008 10:34 PM 1,208,320 comsvcs.dll
1 File(s) 1,208,320 bytes
0 Dir(s) 109,830,692,864 bytes free

C:\>

The wording of the message seems a little strange: cannot CREATE
reference, not cannot access reference, or something like that.


I can open and compile the same component on my win xp pro box just fine. I've
looked at both machines and I'm pretty sure all the references exist
on the Vista box.


Looks like some kind of permissions thing, has anyone seen this?


-Eric
 
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