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Re: Problems caused by Windows7 SP1.

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"Bert van den Dongen" <BertDongen@gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:2556e$4e77427a$3ec398f7$12840@news.chello.nl...
> I've been off this newsgroup for quite a while, so maybe
> this problem is already known to you all, but it was new to me.
>
> After installing SP1 of Windows7 I compiled a new exe for
> one of my customers and uploaded it to them. They reported
> immediately a runtime error: "Class does not support automation
> or does not support selected interface".
> On my PC everything just ran fine.
>
> After googling for a day I found out that the problem was
> caused by SP1 of Windows7. It has to do with early or late
> binding and a good reference is KB976932.
>
> I simply uninstalled SP1 and now my exe's are usable by
> my customers again.
>
> Although I find that MS does a good job making a SP that
> can be uninstalled, I am quite worried that SP's can be that
> hazardous and that I must go along without SP's for Windows7.

This happens when you compile on a machine with the new ADO update that has 
different GUID, but with the same object names. Compiling in an older 
machine, or perhaps in XP mode(not sure about this one) would work.

Breaking change in MDAC ADODB COM components in Windows 7 Service Pack 1
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/windowsgeneraldevelopmentissues/thread/3a4ce946-effa-4f77-98a6-34f11c6b5a13

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Problems caused by Windows7 SP1. "Bert van den Dongen" <BertDongen@gmail.com> - 2011-09-19 15:22 +0200
  Re: Problems caused by Windows7 SP1. "Mayayana" <mayayana@invalid.nospam> - 2011-09-19 10:03 -0400
    Re: Problems caused by Windows7 SP1. "Bert van den Dongen" <BertDongen@gmail.com> - 2011-09-19 17:15 +0200
  Re: Problems caused by Windows7 SP1. "Phill W." <p-.-a-.-w-a-r-d-@-o-p-e-n-.-a-c-.-u-k> - 2011-09-19 16:08 +0100
    Re: Problems caused by Windows7 SP1. ralph <nt_consulting64@yahoo.net> - 2011-09-19 11:49 -0500
    Re: Problems caused by Windows7 SP1. Eric Coleman <eric@strategon.com> - 2011-09-21 07:19 -0500
  Re: Problems caused by Windows7 SP1. "Farnsworth" <nospam@nospam.com> - 2011-09-19 14:43 -0400
    Re: Problems caused by Windows7 SP1. "Farnsworth" <nospam@nospam.com> - 2011-09-19 14:45 -0400
      Re: Problems caused by Windows7 SP1. Helmut_Meukel <Helmut_Meukel@bn-hof.invalid> - 2011-10-09 00:23 +0200
        Re: Problems caused by Windows7 SP1. ralph <nt_consulting64@yahoo.net> - 2011-10-08 19:39 -0500

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