BUG: Cannot Debug Scripts If You Uninstall Microsoft Script Editor Version 7 (316991)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0
Microsoft Windows Script Host 2.0
Microsoft Office XP Professional
Microsoft Office XP Small Business
Microsoft Office XP Standard
Microsoft Office XP Students and Teachers
Microsoft Office XP Developer
Microsoft Access 2002
Microsoft Excel 2002
Microsoft FrontPage 2002
Microsoft Outlook 2002
Microsoft PowerPoint 2002
Microsoft Word 2002

This article was previously published under Q316991

SYMPTOMS

After you uninstall the Microsoft Script Editor that is included with Windows XP (Mse7.exe), you cannot use just-in-time (JIT) debugging to debug scripts or Web pages. Furthermore, you may receive the following error message:

CScript Error: Initialization of the Windows Script Host failed. (Interface not registered)

RESOLUTION

To enable debugging, reinstall Microsoft Script Editor version 7. If Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0 is installed, Microsoft Script Editor version 7 still functions correctly.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Install the Microsoft Script Debugger. Notice that you can successfully debug scripts and Web pages.
Install Microsoft Script Editor version 7. Verify that you can use Microsoft Script Editor version 7 to debug scripts and Web pages successfully.
Uninstall Microsoft Script Editor version 7.
Try to debug scripts or Web pages. Notice that this fails. Furthermore, you may receive the error message that is mentioned in the "Symptoms" section.

REFERENCES

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

300243 PRB: Visual InterDev 6.0 ASP Debugging Fails After You Install Office XP Microsoft Script Editor

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	2/21/2006
Keywords:	kbBug kbDebug kbpending KB316991