BUG: NetMeeting ActiveX Control Cannot Be Instantiated in a Visual C++ Dialog-Based Application (263632)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft NetMeeting 3.0 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft NetMeeting 3.0 for Windows 98 Second Edition
  • Microsoft NetMeeting 3.0 for Windows 98
  • Microsoft NetMeeting 3.01 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft NetMeeting 3.0 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft NetMeeting 3.01 for Windows 2000
  • Microsoft NetMeeting 3.01 for Windows 98
  • Microsoft NetMeeting 3.01 for Windows 98 Second Edition
  • Microsoft NetMeeting 3.01 for Windows Millennium Edition
  • Microsoft NetMeeting 3.01 for Windows NT 4.0
This article was previously published under Q263632

SYMPTOMS

The NetMeeting ActiveX control cannot be instantiated in a Microsoft Visual C++ application. If you try to insert the ActiveX Conferencing object on a Windows-based dialog application, the following error messages appear:
The ActiveX control cannot be instantiated.
"ActiveX Conferencing Object" is not a valid ActiveX control. It is missing a required interface.

RESOLUTION

The AvPhone3 sample in the NetMeeting 3.1 SDK shows how to use the ActiveX control. The sample is available from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/netmeet/nm3tut_373n.asp

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:2/11/2004
Keywords:kbDSWMM2003Swept kbbug kbnofix KB263632
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