ActiveX component can't create object: 'Scripting.FileSystemObject'

[Fred Jacobowitz]

I have this script - C:\tools\filesystemobjects.vbs
option explicit
dim objFSO, colDrives
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set colDrives = objFSO.Drives
For Each objDrive in colDrives
Wscript.Echo "Drive letter: " & objDrive.DriveLetter
Next


Results in
C:\tools\filesystemobjects.vbs(3, 1) Microsoft VBScript runtime error:
ActiveX component can't create object: 'Scripting.FileSystemObject'

What did I do. I get this error; "ActiveX component can't create object:
'Scripting.FileSystemObject' " when ever I am logged in as User fred (a
member of the Administrators group). Yet, when I log in as Administrator
the script works. It always worked in the past. What did I do? I am
running WINDOWS XP , Service Pack 2

Thank you,
Very desperate - Fred Jacobowitz,

[Dave Patrick]

What happens if you create a new user as member of the Administrators group?


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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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"Fred Jacobowitz" wrote:
|I have this script - C:\tools\filesystemobjects.vbs
| option explicit
| dim objFSO, colDrives
| Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
| Set colDrives = objFSO.Drives
| For Each objDrive in colDrives
| Wscript.Echo "Drive letter: " & objDrive.DriveLetter
| Next
|
|
| Results in
| C:\tools\filesystemobjects.vbs(3, 1) Microsoft VBScript runtime error:
| ActiveX component can't create object: 'Scripting.FileSystemObject'
|
| What did I do. I get this error; "ActiveX component can't create object:
| 'Scripting.FileSystemObject' " when ever I am logged in as User fred (a
| member of the Administrators group). Yet, when I log in as Administrator
| the script works. It always worked in the past. What did I do? I am
| running WINDOWS XP , Service Pack 2
|
| Thank you,
| Very desperate - Fred Jacobowitz,
|
|

[Fred Jacobowitz]

It works when I create a new user. Did I do something to the registry?
"Dave Patrick" <DSPatrick@nospam.gmail.com> wrote in message
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> What happens if you create a new user as member of the Administrators
> group?
>
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
> "Fred Jacobowitz" wrote:
> |I have this script - C:\tools\filesystemobjects.vbs
> | option explicit
> | dim objFSO, colDrives
> | Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
> | Set colDrives = objFSO.Drives
> | For Each objDrive in colDrives
> | Wscript.Echo "Drive letter: " & objDrive.DriveLetter
> | Next
> |
> |
> | Results in
> | C:\tools\filesystemobjects.vbs(3, 1) Microsoft VBScript runtime error:
> | ActiveX component can't create object: 'Scripting.FileSystemObject'
> |
> | What did I do. I get this error; "ActiveX component can't create
> object:
> | 'Scripting.FileSystemObject' " when ever I am logged in as User fred (a
> | member of the Administrators group). Yet, when I log in as
> Administrator
> | the script works. It always worked in the past. What did I do? I am
> | running WINDOWS XP , Service Pack 2
> |
> | Thank you,
> | Very desperate - Fred Jacobowitz,
> |
> |
>
>

[Dave Patrick]

Seems the profile is somehow corrupt.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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"Fred Jacobowitz" wrote:
| It works when I create a new user. Did I do something to the registry?

[Fred Jacobowitz]

How does the profile relate to the registry?
"Dave Patrick" <DSPatrick@nospam.gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Seems the profile is somehow corrupt.
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
> "Fred Jacobowitz" wrote:
> | It works when I create a new user. Did I do something to the registry?
>
>

[Dave Patrick]

Almost everything in HKCU is loaded from ntuser.dat which is loaded when you
logon.

ntuser.dat is located in the root of the user's profile;
%USERPROFILE%\


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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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"Fred Jacobowitz" wrote:
| How does the profile relate to the registry?

[Fred Jacobowitz]

Yes, I understand. Do you know which files (dll's) may contain the calls to
the FileSystemObject. Perhaps I can dope out my authority to use those.
"Dave Patrick" <DSPatrick@nospam.gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Almost everything in HKCU is loaded from ntuser.dat which is loaded when
> you
> logon.
>
> ntuser.dat is located in the root of the user's profile;
> %USERPROFILE%\
>
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
> "Fred Jacobowitz" wrote:
> | How does the profile relate to the registry?
>
>

[Dave Patrick]

Should be Scrrun.dll

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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"Fred Jacobowitz" wrote:
| Yes, I understand. Do you know which files (dll's) may contain the calls
to
| the FileSystemObject. Perhaps I can dope out my authority to use those.

[Fred Jacobowitz]

Thank you for the link
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...Lang=enWindows Script 5.6 for Windows XP and Windows 2000.That did the treat. I had to install it as the Administrator.Thank you,Fred Jacobowitz "Dave Patrick" <DSPatrick@nospam.gmail.com> wrote inmessage news:uiRZc3W6FHA.2176@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...> Should be Scrrun.dll>> -->> Regards,>> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.> Microsoft Certified Professional> Microsoft MVP [Windows]> http://www.microsoft.com/protect>> "Fred Jacobowitz" wrote:> | Yes, I understand. Do you know which files (dll's) may contain thecalls> to> | the FileSystemObject. Perhaps I can dope out my authority to use those.>>

[Dave Patrick]

You're welcome.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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"Fred Jacobowitz" wrote:
| Thank you for the link
|
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...Lang=enWindows
Script 5.6 for Windows XP and Windows 2000.That did the treat. I had to
install it as the Administrator.Thank you,Fred Jacobowitz