Automation error?

[alolesen]

I’ve just noticed a problem with SolidWorks Explorer. I don’t use SolidWorks Explorer frequently so I can’t say for sure when this started but I noticed it yesterday. The last time I used it, about two weeks ago, it worked fine.

Anyway, when I (try to) start SolidWorks Explorer, from both inside SolidWorks and stand alone, I get a message window that has “Solidmgr” in the blue bar across the top and the message:

“Automation error
The specified module could not be found”

in the box along with an OK button. When I push the OK button, SolidWorks Explorer appears to start normally but when I try to open a file I get another message window and SolidWorks Explorer crashes. This message window also has “Solidmgr” in the blue bar and contains the message:

“Run-time errer “424”-
Object required”

when I push the OK button the message window closes and leaves behind a garbled SolidWorks Explorer window. When I close that I sometimes get another error message, but not always.

I have tried the following:

Install current SW version, 2006 4.1
Download and install SolidWorks Explorer as stand-alone from SW download page
Compare the Solidmgr file to that on another machine that works normally
Do a “Windows Restore” back to a time when it all worked normally

None of these have produced any positive results. Does anyone have any other ideas?

Thanks,
Al

 

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[alolesen]

Thanks Cor,

The solution in the link you supplied didn't work exactly as described but when I used regsvr32.exe to register Solidmgr.ocx (which I first had to copy to the Windows System32 folder)it did work and my trouble has been resolved.

Thanks for your help!