OFF97 Err Msg: "Setup Cannot Register Docobj.dll..." (176022)

RESOLUTION

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:

1. On the Start menu, click Run. In the Open box, type "regedit" (without the quotation marks) and click OK.
2. In the Registry window, click the plus sign (+) to the left of the following keys in the order listed:

         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
   						

3. On the Edit menu, click Delete, and then click Yes to delete the key.
4. On the Registry menu, click Exit.

After you are finished, restart the computer. You can then install Microsoft Office 97 without receiving the error message.