vbscript.dll fails to register [error]

[janus zeal]

posting this from my friends PC...

I recently got her an ipod. iTunes fails to install. after looking around a bit ive narrowed the problem down to visual basic scripting host.

ive tried reinstalling the windows scripting host, ive tried manually registering vbscript.dll, ive tried unregistering it, etc...

regsvr32 %SystemRoot%\system32\vbscript.dll

returns :

DllRegisterServer in C:\Windows\system32\vbscript.dll failed. 
Return code was 0x80004005

it did the same thing in safe and normal mode.

not sure if this matters, but the vbscript.dll is version 5.6.0.8825

Edited November 21, 2006 by janus zeal

[cluberti]

Since that error code usually means "Access Denied", I'd run filemon / regmon on that machine while attempting to install iTunes (or register the vbscript host) - you should see where the access denied messages are coming from, and be able to resolve it by rectifying the permissions.

[janus zeal]

Since that error code usually means "Access Denied", I'd run filemon / regmon on that machine while attempting to install iTunes (or register the vbscript host) - you should see where the access denied messages are coming from, and be able to resolve it by rectifying the permissions.

thank you, ill try that tomarrow when i go back over there.