SBFM2000: Run-Time Error 429 Starting Small Business Financial Manager (239840)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Small Business Financial Manager, when used with:
    • Microsoft Office 2000 Small Business Tools
This article was previously published under Q239840

SYMPTOMS

When you run the Small Business Financial Manager, you may receive the following error message:
Run-time error '429': ActiveX component can't create object.

CAUSE

This problem occurs if the Regobj.dll file is not registered. The Office Setup program does not overwrite the Regobj.dll file if it already exists.

WORKAROUND

To manually register the Regobj.dll file:
  1. On the Start menu, click Run.
  2. Type the following, and click OK

    Regsvr32.exe "sysdir\regobj.dll"

    where sysdir is the path to your Windows\System directory, for example:

    Regsvr32.exe "c:\windows\system\regobj.dll"

  3. Click OK in the message indicating that the operation succeeded.
NOTE: If you receive an error message indicating that Regsvr32.exe was not found, then you need to download and install Regsvr32.exe. For additional information about obtaining Regsvr32.exe, please click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

161983 ACC: Regsv32a.exe Available on MSL

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/7/2003
Keywords:kbbug kberrmsg kbpending kbsbt KB239840
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