"Unknown COM status code" error message with ActiveX Conferencing Object control in Visual FoxPro (221629)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0a
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 6.0
This article was previously published under Q221629

SYMPTOMS

You attempt to create or run a form that contains the ActiveX Conferencing Object control. When adding the control to the form in the Form Designer, or running the form, you may receive one of the following error messages under Visual FoxPro 5.0:
OLE error code 0x80040200: Unable to impersonate DCOM client.
-or-
OLE error code 0x80040200: Unknown OLE status code.
Performing the same tasks under Visual FoxPro 6.0, it may work without error, or you may receive the following error message:
OLE error code 0x80040200: Unknown COM status code.

STATUS

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

This bug was corrected in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3.

For additional information about Visual Studio service packs, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

194022 Visual Studio 6.0 service packs, what, where, why

194295 How to tell that Visual Studio 6.0 service packs are installed

MORE INFORMATION

The ActiveX Conferencing Object is an ActiveX control that installs with Microsoft NetMeeting.

Steps to reproduce behavior

  1. Create a new form.
  2. Add a new OLE Container Control.
  3. In the Insert Object dialog box, select the Insert Control option. After this list populates, select ActiveX Conferencing Object from the Control type list, then click OK.
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Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:1/25/2005
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