DOCUMENT:Q188331  30-JUN-1998  [vbwin]
TITLE   :PRB: Opening Property Page Results in "Class Not Registered"
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:5.0
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:kbVBp500

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual Basic Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions
   for Windows, version 5.0
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SYMPTOMS
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When you open the property page for a control, the following error message
appears:

   Class Not Registered.
   Looking For Object With CLSID {7EBDAAE1-8120-11CF-899F-00AA00688B10}

NOTE: The actual CLSID might be different.

CAUSE
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One or more of the stock property page objects have not been properly
registered on the development system.

RESOLUTION
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You need to manually register the Msstkprp.dll file.

Step-by-Step Procedures
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1. Copy the Msstkprp.dll file from \OS\System folder on your Visual Basic
   5.0 CD to your Windows\System folder (System32 folder if you are using
   Windows NT).

2. Manually register the Msstkprp.dll using the RegSvr32 utility. On the
   Windows Start menu, select Run and type in the following command:

      Regsvr32 C:\Windows\System\Msstkprp.dll

STATUS
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Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
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Manually registering the Msstkprp.dll file resolves problems with objects
that have the following CLSID's:

 - 7EBDAAE1-8120-11CF-899F-00AA00688B10: Stock Color Property Page Object
 - 7EBDAAE0-8120-11CF-899F-00AA00688B10: Stock Font Property Page Object
 - 7EBDAAE2-8120-11CF-899F-00AA00688B10: Stock Picture Property Page Object

Additional query words: kbNoKeyword
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Keywords          : kbVBp500
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

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