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"Failed to update the system registry" message on startup on limited user account

Last Post 31 Mar 2008 05:34 PM by Companion Software. 0 Replies.

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31 Mar 2008 05:34 PM
Symptoms When you try to start Metafile Companion (or any other OLE server Windows program built with an older version of the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) library) on a "limited" (restricted) user account, the following warning message appears: Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT. Cause There was a bug in code generated by the MFC AppWizard that is the source of the problem. For more details, see: Microsoft KB article 254957: BUG: Registry update code may fail when an unprivileged user runs an MFC OLE server on Windows 2000 Note: This problem can occur on Windows 2000, XP, Vista and later versions that restrict registry access for limited user accounts. Work-around(s) The message can be safely ignored for standalone use of the program. Simply press OK and use the program as normal. Or the user can log on to a "Computer administrator" account to avoid this message. Fix This problem was fixed in Metafile Companion v1.2.0.

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