error 1904 -failed to register .dll files HRESULT -2147220473

I am using a Toshiba laptop with Windows Vista Business edition. Whenever i try to install any application on this laptop, it fails with an error message saying something like

"Error 1904, failed to register dll files."

Let me tell you that this laptop has just one user account and that is Administrator. I am logged in as Admin though the registering getting failed? Any help would be appreciated.

Hi,

Even i am facing the same problem where i am unable to register a COM dll on Windows Server 2003 SP2 machine.
I get the following error " Load Library Failed -dynamic link library (DLL initialization failed)

I checked in event manager and found the error code as : HResult: -2147220473.

could not find any specific solution to this.
Kindly HELP!!!

regards,
Sushil

Don't worry guys, getting rid of that problem is very simple. Just go through the following few steps and thats all:

• You must enable the built-in administrator account
• Right click my computer and click manage
• Expand local users and groups
• Click users - double click administrator
• Clear disabled checkbox
• Click Ok
• Then right click the administrator and set password
• Click ok then enter the password

Note: This account will not read on the uac. Thru this settings you can access anything you need

Hi Kollete,

Thanks for your reply, but i still am having the same problem.
I have logged into the system as Administrator and have also checked for built in user account.
Also now i have 2 COM Dll's, i am able to register the first one but second one gives me the same error as Load Library Fail. However the same Dll gets registered on a different Windows Server 2003 Machine.
Really confused.

Regards,
Sushil

Hello friends,

I could solve this issue. Download latest dependency walker from net ( free) and open the file in this tool which you want to register. It lists all the dependency files which are not able find. download all the dependency files from the net and place it in same directory where the file has been placed. now go to run, type regsvr32 " file which you want to register" and enter.

It should work fine.

Bharath Kumar Shetty

Great!!!

Thanks Bharath, I'm on WXP w BO31, I had to reinstall .Net and Designer became unfunctional, your solution worked it out.

How do got to know this kind of solution?!, I'm amazed and very happy to have my BO running again (after working on it a whole week end and two working days)!!!

Have a nice time.

june 8th 2011