FIX: DllUnregisterServer Fails on msvbvm60.dll w/Error H80029C4A

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This article was previously published under Q223105

SYMPTOMS

Any attempt to unregister the Visual Basic 6.0 run-time msvbvm60.dll fails.

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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This bug was corrected in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3. For more information about Visual Studio service packs, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/194022/EN-US/ )

194295 HOWTO: Tell That Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs Are Installed (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/194295/EN-US/ )

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MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

On the Taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Run.
In the Run dialog, type the following command:

Regsvr32.exe /u msvbvm60.dll
Click OK.

Note that Regsvr32.exe /u msvbvm60.dll fails although running Regsvr32.exe msvbvm60.dll is successful.

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REFERENCES

For additional information about using Regsvr32.exe, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

198038 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/198038/EN-US/ ) INFO: Useful Tools for Package and Deployment Issues

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