"80004002, E_NOINTERFACE" Error Message When Windows 2000 COM Client Application Requests Creation of COM Object (307597)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
This article was previously published under Q307597 SYMPTOMSWhen a COM client application on a Windows 2000-based computer
requests the creation of a Component Object Model (COM) object through a local COM server, the following
error message is returned to the client: 80004002, E_NOINTERFACE Note This
does not occur if the COM client resides on a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0-based computer. CAUSEThis behavior occurs because of a difference in functionality between
Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000.MORE INFORMATIONOn a Windows NT 4.0-based system, if a COM client tries to create a COM
object through a local COM server by using a call to
the CoCreateInstance, function, and the resulting
IClassFactory::CreateInstance method returns
"CO_E_SERVER_STOPPING," the COM Service Control Manager (SCM)
determines that the server is shutting down and therefore creates a new instance of the
local COM server to service the request.
On a Windows 2000-based system, if IClassFactory::CreateInstance returns
"CO_E_SERVER_STOPPING," this generates an error, and the "80004002, E_NOINTERFACE" error message is returned to the
client. The Windows NT 4.0 functionality helps prevent a race condition
that may otherwise occur.RESOLUTION To resolve this problem, obtain the latest
service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following
article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack
STATUS Microsoft
has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed
at the beginning of this article.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/1/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kberrmsg kbfix kbBug kbprb KB307597 |
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