[solved] The module FM20.DLL was loaded but the call toDllRegisterServer failed with error code 0x8002801c

I am posting this as I could not find the solution myself using google, and needed to contact Microsoft for the solution, and was a royal pain in the ***.

If you find this solution helpful, then mission accomplished.

When running Office 2003 on Windows Vista, and trying to install an office update or do a repair installation, I received the following error:

Error 1904. Setup cannot register module C:\Windows\system32\FM20.DLL. If you click 'Cancel'
or 'Ignore', run Setup again and re-install or repair your Office installation. If problem persists, contact your Information Technology department for assistance.

I found a possible solution online, to do the following:

At a command prompt using administrative credentials, run the following command:

REGSVR32 FM20.DLL

After running this command, I received the following error:

The module "FM20.DLL" was loaded but the call to DllRegisterServer failed with error code 0x8002801c

No matter what I tried, I could not get past this DLL registration error.

Here is what Microsoft sent me to fix this:

#1 Download the Subinacl.msi program from Microsoft's website:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...inityDownloads

#2 Copy the following text in a .bat file and run it with administrative credentials. It may take a while to finish. You will get a "Press any key to continue" message once it completes:

@echo off
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=administrators=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=administrators=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=administrators=f
subinacl /subdirectories %SystemDrive% /grant=administrators=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=system=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=system=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=system=f
subinacl /subdirectories %SystemDrive% /grant=system=f
@Echo =========================
@Echo Finished.
@Echo =========================
@pause

#3 Try and register FM20.dll again, and it should succeed:

REGSVR32 FM20.DLL

Now the errors should go away.

[greensmachine_snake]

i did this step for step finnally finished tried to re reg my file and same error popped up again any one else had any luck with fixing this error


The module xxx.ocx was loaded but the call to DllRegisterServer failed with
error code 0x8002801c.

[ely_az]

Thank you for this. I have been looking for a solution to this problem for weeks. It worked for me.

[amnckd]

Hai...
shall I use it on Windows 7.
when I am running the bat file in windows 7 it is showing many faled actions

[Spyrus]

Originally Posted by amnckd

Hai...
shall I use it on Windows 7.
when I am running the bat file in windows 7 it is showing many faled actions

Did you try to type cmd in the Start Search box above the Start Orb and when cmd.exe appears at the top of the Start Menu, right clicked on it and selected "Run as Administrator" and then executed the regsvr command? This worked for me using Windows 7 as well. The only catch was I had to add the C:\ after the regsvr32

ex: regsvr32 C:\windows\system32\COMCTL32.OCX

[amnckd]

Thank you for the fast reply...
I Tried all these....
Still it is showing the error...
is there any thing have to be considered when working with 64bit OS?

[Simond]

Originally Posted by amnckd

Thank you for the fast reply...
I Tried all these....
Still it is showing the error...
is there any thing have to be considered when working with 64bit OS?

If this error is encountered when using ‘regsvr32 /u ...’, i.e. to unregister a COM object then it probably indicates that the COM object is not registered or has already been unregistered. It is likely that permissions on part of the registry have been changed to deny you access. You will need to be a local administrator to register the COM object. More information can be found here.