Automation error when starting the OpenWithAdd utility
February 21st, 2008 • Filed Under
It appears that some users were experiencing 8007007e when opening the OpenWithAdd utility. Here are the error details:
Run-time error ‘-2147024770 (8007007e)’
Automation error
The specified module could not be found.
OpenWithAdd uses scripting runtimes, and the error 8007007e occurs if the runtimes are not registered in your system. Use the following steps to register the scripting libraries in your system.
For Windows Vista: Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. In the Command Prompt window, run these two commands one by one and press {ENTER}
regsvr32 wshom.ocx
regsvr32 scrrun.dll
In Windows XP, you may run the above commands from the Start, Run dialog directly. Administrative privileges required to register the modules.
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