PRB: System Error Message "&H80004015" When You Run ActiveX DLL in Visual Basic IDE (228487)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows 6.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 6.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows 6.0
This article was previously published under Q228487

SYMPTOMS

When you try to run an ActiveX DLL from the Visual Basic IDE, you receive the following error message:
System error &H80004015(-2147467243). The class is configured to run as a security ID different from the caller.

CAUSE

When Visual Basic runs an ActiveX DLL from the IDE, it calls the CoRegisterClassObject application programming interface (API) to temporarily register the server. This creates the AppId and specifies it to run in the Interactive User context.

This problem occurs because of a bug in the Microsoft OLE Libraries 4.0, which are included with the Microsoft Platform Software Development Kit (SDK). CoRegisterClassObject fails with the error message that is listed in the "Symptoms" section of this article under the following conditions:
  • If the ActiveX server that calls the API is set to run by using the Interactive User identity. -and-

  • The string that is associated with the following registry key contains any value other than a single valid executable name for the shell process:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon Shell=

Under Microsoft Windows 2000, this error occurs when the Certification Authority service does not start.

RESOLUTION

Make sure that the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon Shell= registry key contains a single valid executable name for the shell process.

To resolve this problem under Windows 2000, you can install the "Client for Microsoft Network" component and then reboot.

See the "References" section of this article for instructions about how to handle this error when it is related to the Certification Authority on systems that are running Windows 2000.

REFERENCES

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

170364 CoRegisterClassObject Fails with CO_E_WRONG_SERVER_IDENTITY

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/13/2003
Keywords:kbInprocSvr kbprb kbRegistry KB228487
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