Oct
24
Dial-a-fix MSXML3 error
Filed Under Dial-a-fix, Fixes, XP
Does anyone know why Dial-a-fix sometimes gets an "unspecified error" while trying to unregister MSXML3.DLL? It seems to be new because it's never done that in the past. Apparently you can immediately try it again and Dial-a-fix will then be able to unregister/re-register it. It's weird.
(Update: see the comments for a possible explanation. Short version: just run the same parts of Dial-a-fix again and you shouldn't get the error. If you still have trouble with Windows Updates, try clicking "Flush SoftwareDistribution".)
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Hi,
Could this be related to:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-061.mspx
Which documents KB924191. This updates MSXML3.DLL so I wonder if this registration issue is a bug in the latest version of that DLL?
There is also this old article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291271
which documents an issue with the unregistering of this DLL and a registry issue.
Kind Regards
Simon Zerafa
Thanks for the info! It sounds like it is indeed a combination of these problems.