A Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0-based application may require read/write permissions to a registry key even though the application only has to read the registry key.

When this problem occurs, the following event may be logged in the Application log in Event Viewer:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: .NET Runtime
Event Category: None
Event ID: 0
Date: Date
Time: Time
User: N/A
Computer: ComputerName
Description: The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( .NET Runtime ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is part of the event: unable to open shim database version registry key-v2.0.50727.00000

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A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. But the hotfix is intended only to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Visual Studio 2005 service pack that contains this hotfix. To resolve this problem immediately, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must be running the .NET Framework 2.0.

Restart requirement

You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other software updates.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) 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 item in Control Panel.

32-bit versions

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Mscoree.dll	2.0.50727.109	270,848	01-May-2006	14:15	x86

64-bit version

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Mscoree.dll	2.0.50727.109	451,584	28-Apr-2006	21:57	x64

Itanium architecture version

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Mscoree.dll	2.0.50727.109	885,248	28-Apr-2006	22:00	IA-64

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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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