OFF97 Err Msg: "Setup Cannot Register Docobj.dll..."ID: Q176022
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When you run the Microsoft Office 97 Setup program, you may receive the following error message after you select the installation type:
Setup cannot register Docobj.dll in the system registry because an older
version is in use. Close all applications and try again.
This problem may occur if all of the following conditions are true:
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that
may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot
guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor
can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And
Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete
Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in
Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it.
To work around this problem, follow these steps:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
SOFTWARE
Classes
CLSID
{b722bcc4-4e68-101b-a2bc-00aa00404770}
Then, click the InprocServer32 folder to open the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{b722bcc4-4e68-101b-a2bc-
00aa00404770}\InprocServer32
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem
and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it
becomes available.
Additional query words: OFF97
Keywords : kberrmsg kbsetup offwinsetup
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug
Last Reviewed: June 1, 1999