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Guest Smirnoff
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I'm trying to install Windows Install Cleanup Utility.

 

I save it to the desktop but get error message:

 

Windows Script Host:

 

Script: c:\Documents~1\Admin~1\locals\temp\IXP000.tmp\StartMsi.vbs.

Line: 1

Char: 1

Error: ActiveX component can't create object: ScriptingFileSystemObject.

Code: 8000A01AD.

Source: Microsoft VBScript runtime error.

 

 

I downloaded Dependency Walker and it informs me that DWMAPI.DLL is

missing. I did some searching and noticed that Windows Desktop Manager

was also missing.

 

Is there a way I can repair WDM or do I just have to search for and

download DWMAPI.DLL?

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Guest Ramesh, MS-MVP
Posted

Re: DWMAPI.DLL

 

http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/81/1/An-error-occurs-while-installing-the-Windows-Installer-Cleanup-Utility.html

 

--

Regards,

 

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]

The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog

Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com

 

 

"Smirnoff" <someone@nospam.invalid> wrote in message

news:w7adnfx3Er1ewOHVRVnygQA@bt.com...

> I'm trying to install Windows Install Cleanup Utility.

>

> I save it to the desktop but get error message:

>

> Windows Script Host:

>

> Script: c:\Documents~1\Admin~1\locals\temp\IXP000.tmp\StartMsi.vbs.

> Line: 1

> Char: 1

> Error: ActiveX component can't create object: ScriptingFileSystemObject.

> Code: 8000A01AD.

> Source: Microsoft VBScript runtime error.

>

>

> I downloaded Dependency Walker and it informs me that DWMAPI.DLL is

> missing. I did some searching and noticed that Windows Desktop Manager was

> also missing.

>

> Is there a way I can repair WDM or do I just have to search for and

> download DWMAPI.DLL?

>

>

>

Guest Smirnoff
Posted

Re: DWMAPI.DLL

 

Thanks for your reply, Ramesh.

 

Unfortunately, neither of the two examples given in your link are the

same as mine.

 

I did try running regsvr32 scrrun.dll and was told that it started

successfully. However, I was presented with the same error when I tried

to install WICU.

 

As part of my efforts to resolve the problem, I tried installing Windows

Script 5.7 for Windows XP but was told I already had a later version on

my system (SP3?). However, that seems to be a solution for restoring

scrrun.dll, which I already have.

 

Further searching reveals that it seems to be associated with Vista:

 

http://forums.msdn.microsoft.com/en/vclanguage/thread/bc7a7414-6564-40bb-b8d2-af86345f2bc2/

 

Some other posters are connecting it with IE7 and Windows Server.

 

Others report that it's a bug that got through the net and that MS has

yet to fix it.

 

 

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@unknownhost> wrote in message

news:OjrcOUl5IHA.1176@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/81/1/An-error-occurs-while-installing-the-Windows-Installer-Cleanup-Utility.html

>

> --

> Regards,

>

> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]

> The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog

> Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com

>

>

> "Smirnoff" <someone@nospam.invalid> wrote in message

> news:w7adnfx3Er1ewOHVRVnygQA@bt.com...

>> I'm trying to install Windows Install Cleanup Utility.

>>

>> I save it to the desktop but get error message:

>>

>> Windows Script Host:

>>

>> Script: c:\Documents~1\Admin~1\locals\temp\IXP000.tmp\StartMsi.vbs.

>> Line: 1

>> Char: 1

>> Error: ActiveX component can't create object:

>> ScriptingFileSystemObject.

>> Code: 8000A01AD.

>> Source: Microsoft VBScript runtime error.

>>

>>

>> I downloaded Dependency Walker and it informs me that DWMAPI.DLL is

>> missing. I did some searching and noticed that Windows Desktop

>> Manager was also missing.

>>

>> Is there a way I can repair WDM or do I just have to search for and

>> download DWMAPI.DLL?

>>

>>

>>

>

>

Guest Smirnoff
Posted

Re: DWMAPI.DLL

 

Cracked it!

 

I found the answer in "Related Articles" at the bottom of your original

link:

 

Error "Can't find script engine "VBScript" for script" when installing

the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility.

 

http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/209/1/Error-Cant-find-script-engine-VBScript-for-script-when-installing-the-Windows-Installer-Cleanup-Utility.html

 

Ran: regsvr32 %systemroot%\system32\vbscript.dll

 

This succeeded but the new error showing when installing changed from:

 

Error: ActiveX component can't create object: ScriptingFileSystemObject

to:

 

Error: ActiveX component can't create object: "Wscript.Shell".

 

I then found another related article at the bottom of the page:

 

Error 800A01AD when trying to run a VBScript.

 

http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/19/1/Error-800A01AD-when-trying-to-run-a-VBScript.html

 

Ran: regsvr32 wshom.ocx (succeeded).

 

WICU installed OK after this.

 

Hope this helps other posters and thanks again for your help.

 

 

"Smirnoff" <someone@nospam.invalid> wrote in message

news:EMidnaduJfK19OHVnZ2dnUVZ8tninZ2d@bt.com...

> Thanks for your reply, Ramesh.

>

> Unfortunately, neither of the two examples given in your link are the

> same as mine.

>

> I did try running regsvr32 scrrun.dll and was told that it started

> successfully. However, I was presented with the same error when I

> tried to install WICU.

>

> As part of my efforts to resolve the problem, I tried installing

> Windows Script 5.7 for Windows XP but was told I already had a later

> version on my system (SP3?). However, that seems to be a solution for

> restoring scrrun.dll, which I already have.

>

> Further searching reveals that it seems to be associated with Vista:

>

> http://forums.msdn.microsoft.com/en/vclanguage/thread/bc7a7414-6564-40bb-b8d2-af86345f2bc2/

>

> Some other posters are connecting it with IE7 and Windows Server.

>

> Others report that it's a bug that got through the net and that MS has

> yet to fix it.

>

>

> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@unknownhost> wrote in message

> news:OjrcOUl5IHA.1176@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/81/1/An-error-occurs-while-installing-the-Windows-Installer-Cleanup-Utility.html

>>

>> --

>> Regards,

>>

>> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]

>> The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog

>> Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com

>>

>>

>> "Smirnoff" <someone@nospam.invalid> wrote in message

>> news:w7adnfx3Er1ewOHVRVnygQA@bt.com...

>>> I'm trying to install Windows Install Cleanup Utility.

>>>

>>> I save it to the desktop but get error message:

>>>

>>> Windows Script Host:

>>>

>>> Script: c:\Documents~1\Admin~1\locals\temp\IXP000.tmp\StartMsi.vbs.

>>> Line: 1

>>> Char: 1

>>> Error: ActiveX component can't create object:

>>> ScriptingFileSystemObject.

>>> Code: 8000A01AD.

>>> Source: Microsoft VBScript runtime error.

>>>

>>>

>>> I downloaded Dependency Walker and it informs me that DWMAPI.DLL is

>>> missing. I did some searching and noticed that Windows Desktop

>>> Manager was also missing.

>>>

>>> Is there a way I can repair WDM or do I just have to search for and

>>> download DWMAPI.DLL?

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>

>>

>

Guest Ramesh, MS-MVP
Posted

Re: DWMAPI.DLL

 

Thanks for the update Smirnoff,

 

--

Regards,

 

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]

The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog

Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com

 

 

"Smirnoff" <someone@nospam.invalid> wrote in message

news:I5GdnXtF4-Rn7-HVnZ2dnUVZ8vGdnZ2d@bt.com...

> Cracked it!

>

> I found the answer in "Related Articles" at the bottom of your original

> link:

>

> Error "Can't find script engine "VBScript" for script" when installing the

> Windows Installer Cleanup Utility.

>

> http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/209/1/Error-Cant-find-script-engine-VBScript-for-script-when-installing-the-Windows-Installer-Cleanup-Utility.html

>

> Ran: regsvr32 %systemroot%\system32\vbscript.dll

>

> This succeeded but the new error showing when installing changed from:

>

> Error: ActiveX component can't create object: ScriptingFileSystemObject

> to:

>

> Error: ActiveX component can't create object: "Wscript.Shell".

>

> I then found another related article at the bottom of the page:

>

> Error 800A01AD when trying to run a VBScript.

>

> http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/19/1/Error-800A01AD-when-trying-to-run-a-VBScript.html

>

> Ran: regsvr32 wshom.ocx (succeeded).

>

> WICU installed OK after this.

>

> Hope this helps other posters and thanks again for your help.

>

>

> "Smirnoff" <someone@nospam.invalid> wrote in message

> news:EMidnaduJfK19OHVnZ2dnUVZ8tninZ2d@bt.com...

>> Thanks for your reply, Ramesh.

>>

>> Unfortunately, neither of the two examples given in your link are the

>> same as mine.

>>

>> I did try running regsvr32 scrrun.dll and was told that it started

>> successfully. However, I was presented with the same error when I tried

>> to install WICU.

>>

>> As part of my efforts to resolve the problem, I tried installing Windows

>> Script 5.7 for Windows XP but was told I already had a later version on

>> my system (SP3?). However, that seems to be a solution for restoring

>> scrrun.dll, which I already have.

>>

>> Further searching reveals that it seems to be associated with Vista:

>>

>> http://forums.msdn.microsoft.com/en/vclanguage/thread/bc7a7414-6564-40bb-b8d2-af86345f2bc2/

>>

>> Some other posters are connecting it with IE7 and Windows Server.

>>

>> Others report that it's a bug that got through the net and that MS has

>> yet to fix it.

>>

>>

>> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@unknownhost> wrote in message

>> news:OjrcOUl5IHA.1176@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>> http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/81/1/An-error-occurs-while-installing-the-Windows-Installer-Cleanup-Utility.html

>>>

>>> --

>>> Regards,

>>>

>>> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]

>>> The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog

>>> Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com

>>>

>>>

>>> "Smirnoff" <someone@nospam.invalid> wrote in message

>>> news:w7adnfx3Er1ewOHVRVnygQA@bt.com...

>>>> I'm trying to install Windows Install Cleanup Utility.

>>>>

>>>> I save it to the desktop but get error message:

>>>>

>>>> Windows Script Host:

>>>>

>>>> Script: c:\Documents~1\Admin~1\locals\temp\IXP000.tmp\StartMsi.vbs.

>>>> Line: 1

>>>> Char: 1

>>>> Error: ActiveX component can't create object:

>>>> ScriptingFileSystemObject.

>>>> Code: 8000A01AD.

>>>> Source: Microsoft VBScript runtime error.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> I downloaded Dependency Walker and it informs me that DWMAPI.DLL is

>>>> missing. I did some searching and noticed that Windows Desktop Manager

>>>> was also missing.

>>>>

>>>> Is there a way I can repair WDM or do I just have to search for and

>>>> download DWMAPI.DLL?

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>>

>>

>


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