Updated IE6 crashes and other issues

[Fredledingue]

1/ "Find on this page" crashes IE.

Error 35

Incompatible version of the RPC stub

Then it offers to send a report (I decline) and reopens itself on about:blank.

2/ Can't open a link in a new window if the file is local. IE hangs.

None of these problems when using Maxthon.

HSCH(Hope someone can help)

[whatever420]

From a Google Search:

http://www.computing.net/answers/windows-9...stub/91934.html (deals with replacing Oleaut32.dll)

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/t1079588681 (deals with replacing dispex.dll)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321915 (deals with same error but when installing programs... mentions Oleaut32.dll)

http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/35.html (mentions Oleaut32.dll)

Google Cache: Techguy Forums

Sounds like a incompatibility with either Oleaut32.dll or dispex.dll...

Edited June 23, 2009 by whatever420

[eidenk]

Yeah sounds to me like a too high version of oleaut32. Nothing above version 2.40.4522.0 seems to be good.

[Steven W]

Had this problem years ago, can't remember if it was with Win98 or Win95. I remember replacing dispex.dll with the version that came with IE's installation. Probably used regsvr.exe to unregester and re-register. May have replaced other files too. Did solve the problem, wish I could remember more.

[Fredledingue]

Olé!... Up!

Yeah sounds to me like a too high version of oleaut32. Nothing above version 2.40.4522.0 seems to be good.

My version was 3.50.5016.0. I don't know what instaled this version.

So I reinstalled oleup32.dll with

OLEUP.EXE

3-31-2008

OLEUP + ITOLEUP:

http://www.mdgx.com/add.htm#OLE

New OLEAUT32.DLL 2.40.4520 from VB6 Q946235 (MS08-008):

* Unofficial Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME OLE Automation Libraries (DLLs) 2.40.4530 + OLEAUT32.DLL 2.40.4520 Update:

http://www.msfn.org/board/ipb_seo.php?url=...2Fms08-008.mspx

- OLE Update [600 KB, English]:

http://www.mdgx.com/files/OLEUP.EXE- OLE Update [604 KB, Italian]:

http://www.mdgx.com/files/ITOLEUP.EXE

Problems solved!

How To: Fix "Error 35: Incompatible Version of the RPC Stub"

This error occurs when trying to use the "Find" function with Internet

Explorer. It is caused by a fault in v3.50.5041.0 OLEAUT32.DLL. Replace it

with an earlier version to fix the problem. Since it is a system file, you

will have to replace it using DOS.

link

[eidenk]

You've written a system file checker in vbs if I am not mistaken. Why don't you run it on the windows/system dirs after you install something ?

I am using that one for doing this systematically, it is very fast.

http://www.xs4all.nl/~hneel/software/syslog.zip

Glad you got it sorted anyway.

[Fredledingue]

Hi, eidenk,

Good that you remind me of that!

But verifying system files doesn't help finding the reason for a crash. Ok if you notice it right after checking, not when the culprit file was changed 6 months ago.

OLEAUT32.DLL has been mentioned once in my installed file checker reports.

Here it is:

Installed Files Checker 4.5

Differences from 23/12/2008 22:49:41 to 24/12/2008 22:39:08

Open previous reports

apres avoir retire PC Image Editor

Folders scanned:

Root of Drive C

C:\Program Files

C:\WINDOWS

Folders excluded:

C:\WINDOWS\Test2

C:\Program Files\Check System

C:\WINDOWS\Cookies

C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Identities\{...}\Microsoft\Outlook Express

C:\WINDOWS\Recent

C:\WINDOWS\Temp

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Summary:

0 missing folders

0 new folders

1 missing files

4 new files

45 modified files

Scan duration: 15,8 seconds.

____________________________________________________

...blah...

OLEAUT32.DLL 939,144 12-21-07-2:14p

--> 569,344 08-29-02-12:11a

That means it was replaced by a much more recent and smaller version in Kb (I should think of adding file versions in the reports) after I uninstalled a software called "PC Image Editor". (likely after installing and uninstalling this softare.)

This, on Christmass eve 2008. Nice present from Santa!

Edited June 26, 2009 by Fredledingue