I'm testing Vista for the company and I'm having a problem with Office, so I 
installed TechNet.  There were no errors on the install. When I run the 
TechNet application I get the error: "DTE.olb could not be loaded. Please 
re-run setup and repair your installation." The repair did not help. I 
removed TechNet, checked that there were no obvious leftovers in the 
registry, and re-installed it. Again it installed without error, but when I 
run TechNet it gets the same error.  Any suggestions out there?
-- 
Bettie

By "TechNet application" are you referring to the "Technical Information 
Library"?

"Bettie Claxton"  wrote in message 
news:4875745D-C7DB-4140-B8FE-32F4F4F38CF5@microsoft.com...
> I'm testing Vista for the company and I'm having a problem with Office, so 
> I
> installed TechNet.  There were no errors on the install. When I run the
> TechNet application I get the error: "DTE.olb could not be loaded. Please
> re-run setup and repair your installation." The repair did not help. I
> removed TechNet, checked that there were no obvious leftovers in the
> registry, and re-installed it. Again it installed without error, but when 
> I
> run TechNet it gets the same error.  Any suggestions out there?
> -- 
> Bettie

No, I mean Microsoft TechNet.When I try to run TechNet on the Vista 
workstation, it gets the error with DTE.olb.  I use TechNet all the time so 
this is bad.
-- 
Bettie


"AJR" wrote:

> By "TechNet application" are you referring to the "Technical Information 
> Library"?
> 
> "Bettie Claxton"  wrote in message 
> news:4875745D-C7DB-4140-B8FE-32F4F4F38CF5@microsoft.com...
> > I'm testing Vista for the company and I'm having a problem with Office, so 
> > I
> > installed TechNet.  There were no errors on the install. When I run the
> > TechNet application I get the error: "DTE.olb could not be loaded. Please
> > re-run setup and repair your installation." The repair did not help. I
> > removed TechNet, checked that there were no obvious leftovers in the
> > registry, and re-installed it. Again it installed without error, but when 
> > I
> > run TechNet it gets the same error.  Any suggestions out there?
> > -- 
> > Bettie 
> 
> 
>

Bettie - Your post "...When I run the TechNet application...."  is confusing 
(at least to me) - there is no "Microsoft TechNet Application" as such - 
TechNet is a Microsoft site which provides support and information for  IT 
personnel and related functions.

Various applications/software is available via the TechNet site - free and 
through subscription.

What is the "Microsoft TechNet Application" to which you are refer?.


"Bettie Claxton"  wrote in message 
news:4875745D-C7DB-4140-B8FE-32F4F4F38CF5@microsoft.com...
> I'm testing Vista for the company and I'm having a problem with Office, so 
> I
> installed TechNet.  There were no errors on the install. When I run the
> TechNet application I get the error: "DTE.olb could not be loaded. Please
> re-run setup and repair your installation." The repair did not help. I
> removed TechNet, checked that there were no obvious leftovers in the
> registry, and re-installed it. Again it installed without error, but when 
> I
> run TechNet it gets the same error.  Any suggestions out there?
> -- 
> Bettie

My company subscribes to the TechNet service.  They send one or more DVD's 
every month. To access the KB information you load an application which is on 
the TechNet DVD. I only access TechNet on the Internet if I can't find 
anything on my local TechNet DVD.
-- 
Bettie


"AJR" wrote:

> Bettie - Your post "...When I run the TechNet application...."  is confusing 
> (at least to me) - there is no "Microsoft TechNet Application" as such - 
> TechNet is a Microsoft site which provides support and information for  IT 
> personnel and related functions.
> 
> Various applications/software is available via the TechNet site - free and 
> through subscription.
> 
> What is the "Microsoft TechNet Application" to which you are refer?.
> 
> 
> "Bettie Claxton"  wrote in message 
> news:4875745D-C7DB-4140-B8FE-32F4F4F38CF5@microsoft.com...
> > I'm testing Vista for the company and I'm having a problem with Office, so 
> > I
> > installed TechNet.  There were no errors on the install. When I run the
> > TechNet application I get the error: "DTE.olb could not be loaded. Please
> > re-run setup and repair your installation." The repair did not help. I
> > removed TechNet, checked that there were no obvious leftovers in the
> > registry, and re-installed it. Again it installed without error, but when 
> > I
> > run TechNet it gets the same error.  Any suggestions out there?
> > -- 
> > Bettie 
> 
> 
>

From my first reply "...By "TechNet application" are you referring to the 
"Technical Information Library"?...."

If a TechNet Plus subscriber one of the DVDs your company receives is titled 
"Technical Information Library" - The knowledge database (KB) is part of the 
library - in additon to information (manuals, resource kits, etc.) regarding 
all major Microsoft software  The "Library" is to be installed on your 
computer.

"Bettie Claxton"  wrote in message 
news:4875745D-C7DB-4140-B8FE-32F4F4F38CF5@microsoft.com...
> I'm testing Vista for the company and I'm having a problem with Office, so 
> I
> installed TechNet.  There were no errors on the install. When I run the
> TechNet application I get the error: "DTE.olb could not be loaded. Please
> re-run setup and repair your installation." The repair did not help. I
> removed TechNet, checked that there were no obvious leftovers in the
> registry, and re-installed it. Again it installed without error, but when 
> I
> run TechNet it gets the same error.  Any suggestions out there?
> -- 
> Bettie

That is the application that has the problem I started this thread for.
-- 
Bettie


"AJR" wrote:

> From my first reply "...By "TechNet application" are you referring to the 
> "Technical Information Library"?...."
> 
> If a TechNet Plus subscriber one of the DVDs your company receives is titled 
> "Technical Information Library" - The knowledge database (KB) is part of the 
> library - in additon to information (manuals, resource kits, etc.) regarding 
> all major Microsoft software  The "Library" is to be installed on your 
> computer.
> 
> "Bettie Claxton"  wrote in message 
> news:4875745D-C7DB-4140-B8FE-32F4F4F38CF5@microsoft.com...
> > I'm testing Vista for the company and I'm having a problem with Office, so 
> > I
> > installed TechNet.  There were no errors on the install. When I run the
> > TechNet application I get the error: "DTE.olb could not be loaded. Please
> > re-run setup and repair your installation." The repair did not help. I
> > removed TechNet, checked that there were no obvious leftovers in the
> > registry, and re-installed it. Again it installed without error, but when 
> > I
> > run TechNet it gets the same error.  Any suggestions out there?
> > -- 
> > Bettie 
> 
> 
>

I was researching the dte.olb problem and found and article that says this is 
sometimes a problem on Vista and that I need to register dte.olb. I tried 
that and got an error that basically means that I don't have sufficient 
rights. UAC is turned off and I am an administrtor and I run by default in 
administrator mode. I found a KB article that says  there is a hot fix for 
this. Now to be fair the KB also stated that it was was for UAC on and being 
at a user level, but this is test machine so if I have to rebuild it , no big 
deal.  I'll let you know if the fix solves the problem.
-- 
Bettie


"AJR" wrote:

> From my first reply "...By "TechNet application" are you referring to the 
> "Technical Information Library"?...."
> 
> If a TechNet Plus subscriber one of the DVDs your company receives is titled 
> "Technical Information Library" - The knowledge database (KB) is part of the 
> library - in additon to information (manuals, resource kits, etc.) regarding 
> all major Microsoft software  The "Library" is to be installed on your 
> computer.
> 
> "Bettie Claxton"  wrote in message 
> news:4875745D-C7DB-4140-B8FE-32F4F4F38CF5@microsoft.com...
> > I'm testing Vista for the company and I'm having a problem with Office, so 
> > I
> > installed TechNet.  There were no errors on the install. When I run the
> > TechNet application I get the error: "DTE.olb could not be loaded. Please
> > re-run setup and repair your installation." The repair did not help. I
> > removed TechNet, checked that there were no obvious leftovers in the
> > registry, and re-installed it. Again it installed without error, but when 
> > I
> > run TechNet it gets the same error.  Any suggestions out there?
> > -- 
> > Bettie 
> 
> 
>

Please do - it may aid others.

"Bettie Claxton"  wrote in message 
news:53B99722-5785-47A0-BAD4-DD6C22B63836@microsoft.com...
>I was researching the dte.olb problem and found and article that says this 
>is
> sometimes a problem on Vista and that I need to register dte.olb. I tried
> that and got an error that basically means that I don't have sufficient
> rights. UAC is turned off and I am an administrtor and I run by default in
> administrator mode. I found a KB article that says  there is a hot fix for
> this. Now to be fair the KB also stated that it was was for UAC on and 
> being
> at a user level, but this is test machine so if I have to rebuild it , no 
> big
> deal.  I'll let you know if the fix solves the problem.
> -- 
> Bettie
>
>
> "AJR" wrote:
>
>> From my first reply "...By "TechNet application" are you referring to the
>> "Technical Information Library"?...."
>>
>> If a TechNet Plus subscriber one of the DVDs your company receives is 
>> titled
>> "Technical Information Library" - The knowledge database (KB) is part of 
>> the
>> library - in additon to information (manuals, resource kits, etc.) 
>> regarding
>> all major Microsoft software  The "Library" is to be installed on your
>> computer.
>>
>> "Bettie Claxton"  wrote in 
>> message
>> news:4875745D-C7DB-4140-B8FE-32F4F4F38CF5@microsoft.com...
>> > I'm testing Vista for the company and I'm having a problem with Office, 
>> > so
>> > I
>> > installed TechNet.  There were no errors on the install. When I run the
>> > TechNet application I get the error: "DTE.olb could not be loaded. 
>> > Please
>> > re-run setup and repair your installation." The repair did not help. I
>> > removed TechNet, checked that there were no obvious leftovers in the
>> > registry, and re-installed it. Again it installed without error, but 
>> > when
>> > I
>> > run TechNet it gets the same error.  Any suggestions out there?
>> > -- 
>> > Bettie
>>
>>
>>

Sad to say, the hotfix did not cure the problem.  I brlieve that it is 
wnitrely related to rights on the typelib in the registry.  I thought that 
turning off UAC would allow me as a domain admin to access any part I like. 
Wrong.  I recently fixed a similar problem with SQL Server 2005 buy taking 
ownership on a couple of keys and giving myself rights to them.  I tried once 
already to do thsi for TechNet unsuccessfully, I'll try again. Any 
suggestions for likely places is welcome.  IS ther some way to get access to 
the whole registry rather than tracking down key after key?
-- 
Bettie


"AJR" wrote:

> Please do - it may aid others.
> 
> "Bettie Claxton"  wrote in message 
> news:53B99722-5785-47A0-BAD4-DD6C22B63836@microsoft.com...
> >I was researching the dte.olb problem and found and article that says this 
> >is
> > sometimes a problem on Vista and that I need to register dte.olb. I tried
> > that and got an error that basically means that I don't have sufficient
> > rights. UAC is turned off and I am an administrtor and I run by default in
> > administrator mode. I found a KB article that says  there is a hot fix for
> > this. Now to be fair the KB also stated that it was was for UAC on and 
> > being
> > at a user level, but this is test machine so if I have to rebuild it , no 
> > big
> > deal.  I'll let you know if the fix solves the problem.
> > -- 
> > Bettie
> >
> >
> > "AJR" wrote:
> >
> >> From my first reply "...By "TechNet application" are you referring to the
> >> "Technical Information Library"?...."
> >>
> >> If a TechNet Plus subscriber one of the DVDs your company receives is 
> >> titled
> >> "Technical Information Library" - The knowledge database (KB) is part of 
> >> the
> >> library - in additon to information (manuals, resource kits, etc.) 
> >> regarding
> >> all major Microsoft software  The "Library" is to be installed on your
> >> computer.
> >>
> >> "Bettie Claxton"  wrote in 
> >> message
> >> news:4875745D-C7DB-4140-B8FE-32F4F4F38CF5@microsoft.com...
> >> > I'm testing Vista for the company and I'm having a problem with Office, 
> >> > so
> >> > I
> >> > installed TechNet.  There were no errors on the install. When I run the
> >> > TechNet application I get the error: "DTE.olb could not be loaded. 
> >> > Please
> >> > re-run setup and repair your installation." The repair did not help. I
> >> > removed TechNet, checked that there were no obvious leftovers in the
> >> > registry, and re-installed it. Again it installed without error, but 
> >> > when
> >> > I
> >> > run TechNet it gets the same error.  Any suggestions out there?
> >> > -- 
> >> > Bettie
> >>
> >>
> >> 
> 
> 
>

"Bettie Claxton"  wrote in message
news:A915FD55-C0C3-48DE-9C51-CB8518572A0C@microsoft.com...
> Sad to say, the hotfix did not cure the problem.  I brlieve that it is
> wnitrely related to rights on the typelib in the registry.  I thought that
> turning off UAC would allow me as a domain admin to access any part I like.
> Wrong.  I recently fixed a similar problem with SQL Server 2005 buy taking
> ownership on a couple of keys and giving myself rights to them.  I tried once
> already to do thsi for TechNet unsuccessfully, I'll try again. Any
> suggestions for likely places is welcome.

> IS ther some way to get access to the whole registry rather than tracking down key after key?


Yes.  Use  ProcMon  (or FileMon; however apparently FileMon doesn't work on Vista).

But before you go that far I would check to see if there aren't any diagnostics from your
install attempt or any additional diagnostics which show up if you try a repair.   Etc.

Also it may be significant to know if you have installed the  Visual Studio 2005  viewer too
or more specifically which modules your version of  dexplore.exe for  TechNet  is using.

E.g. the current help contains this detail:

<quote>
Note   The newest versions of Visual Studio, MSDN and Office 2007 feature an update to the Dexplore
search engine (version 8.0). The TechNet Library uses the 7.0 version of the Dexplore search engine.
As a result, if Visual Studio 2005, Office 2007 or any version of the MSDN Library after January 2006
is installed on the same computer containing the TechNet Library, the default search algorithm will use the
Okapi algorithm, which is what Dexplore version 8.0 has adopted. Subscribers who want to use Boolean
operators in their searches of the TechNet Library will have to explicitly add a Boolean search operator in
capital letters rather than letting them be included implicitly.
</quote>

FWIW  I think that that description is misleading.   E.g. its not the version of  dexplore.exe
that would matter, it's the versions of other modules that aren't mentioned and how they are
hooked into the registry as a result of installing those other products.

You could use  Process Explorer  to capture such a list of loaded modules with full version details
and then be able to compare it with someone else who wasn't having the same symptom.


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
---



> -- 
> Bettie
>
>
> "AJR" wrote:
>
>> Please do - it may aid others.
>>
>> "Bettie Claxton"  wrote in message
>> news:53B99722-5785-47A0-BAD4-DD6C22B63836@microsoft.com...
>> >I was researching the dte.olb problem and found and article that says this
>> >is
>> > sometimes a problem on Vista and that I need to register dte.olb. I tried
>> > that and got an error that basically means that I don't have sufficient
>> > rights. UAC is turned off and I am an administrtor and I run by default in
>> > administrator mode. I found a KB article that says  there is a hot fix for
>> > this. Now to be fair the KB also stated that it was was for UAC on and
>> > being
>> > at a user level, but this is test machine so if I have to rebuild it , no
>> > big
>> > deal.  I'll let you know if the fix solves the problem.
>> > -- 
>> > Bettie
>> >
>> >
>> > "AJR" wrote:
>> >
>> >> From my first reply "...By "TechNet application" are you referring to the
>> >> "Technical Information Library"?...."
>> >>
>> >> If a TechNet Plus subscriber one of the DVDs your company receives is
>> >> titled
>> >> "Technical Information Library" - The knowledge database (KB) is part of
>> >> the
>> >> library - in additon to information (manuals, resource kits, etc.)
>> >> regarding
>> >> all major Microsoft software  The "Library" is to be installed on your
>> >> computer.
>> >>
>> >> "Bettie Claxton"  wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> news:4875745D-C7DB-4140-B8FE-32F4F4F38CF5@microsoft.com...
>> >> > I'm testing Vista for the company and I'm having a problem with Office,
>> >> > so
>> >> > I
>> >> > installed TechNet.  There were no errors on the install. When I run the
>> >> > TechNet application I get the error: "DTE.olb could not be loaded.
>> >> > Please
>> >> > re-run setup and repair your installation." The repair did not help. I
>> >> > removed TechNet, checked that there were no obvious leftovers in the
>> >> > registry, and re-installed it. Again it installed without error, but
>> >> > when
>> >> > I
>> >> > run TechNet it gets the same error.  Any suggestions out there?
>> >> > -- 
>> >> > Bettie
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

Thanks.  I'll try that.  I hae installed Office 2007 but TechNet did not work 
before that, still ProcMan may provide gfreater knowledge and that never 
hurts!!

Thanks
-- 
Bettie


"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:

> "Bettie Claxton"  wrote in message
> news:A915FD55-C0C3-48DE-9C51-CB8518572A0C@microsoft.com...
> > Sad to say, the hotfix did not cure the problem.  I brlieve that it is
> > wnitrely related to rights on the typelib in the registry.  I thought that
> > turning off UAC would allow me as a domain admin to access any part I like.
> > Wrong.  I recently fixed a similar problem with SQL Server 2005 buy taking
> > ownership on a couple of keys and giving myself rights to them.  I tried once
> > already to do thsi for TechNet unsuccessfully, I'll try again. Any
> > suggestions for likely places is welcome.
> 
> > IS ther some way to get access to the whole registry rather than tracking down key after key?
> 
> 
> Yes.  Use  ProcMon  (or FileMon; however apparently FileMon doesn't work on Vista).
> 
> But before you go that far I would check to see if there aren't any diagnostics from your
> install attempt or any additional diagnostics which show up if you try a repair.   Etc.
> 
> Also it may be significant to know if you have installed the  Visual Studio 2005  viewer too
> or more specifically which modules your version of  dexplore.exe for  TechNet  is using.
> 
> E.g. the current help contains this detail:
> 
> <quote>
> Note   The newest versions of Visual Studio, MSDN and Office 2007 feature an update to the Dexplore
> search engine (version 8.0). The TechNet Library uses the 7.0 version of the Dexplore search engine.
> As a result, if Visual Studio 2005, Office 2007 or any version of the MSDN Library after January 2006
> is installed on the same computer containing the TechNet Library, the default search algorithm will use the
> Okapi algorithm, which is what Dexplore version 8.0 has adopted. Subscribers who want to use Boolean
> operators in their searches of the TechNet Library will have to explicitly add a Boolean search operator in
> capital letters rather than letting them be included implicitly.
> </quote>
> 
> FWIW  I think that that description is misleading.   E.g. its not the version of  dexplore.exe
> that would matter, it's the versions of other modules that aren't mentioned and how they are
> hooked into the registry as a result of installing those other products.
> 
> You could use  Process Explorer  to capture such a list of loaded modules with full version details
> and then be able to compare it with someone else who wasn't having the same symptom.
> 
> 
> Good luck
> 
> Robert Aldwinckle
> ---
> 
> 
> 
> > -- 
> > Bettie
> >
> >
> > "AJR" wrote:
> >
> >> Please do - it may aid others.
> >>
> >> "Bettie Claxton"  wrote in message
> >> news:53B99722-5785-47A0-BAD4-DD6C22B63836@microsoft.com...
> >> >I was researching the dte.olb problem and found and article that says this
> >> >is
> >> > sometimes a problem on Vista and that I need to register dte.olb. I tried
> >> > that and got an error that basically means that I don't have sufficient
> >> > rights. UAC is turned off and I am an administrtor and I run by default in
> >> > administrator mode. I found a KB article that says  there is a hot fix for
> >> > this. Now to be fair the KB also stated that it was was for UAC on and
> >> > being
> >> > at a user level, but this is test machine so if I have to rebuild it , no
> >> > big
> >> > deal.  I'll let you know if the fix solves the problem.
> >> > -- 
> >> > Bettie
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "AJR" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> From my first reply "...By "TechNet application" are you referring to the
> >> >> "Technical Information Library"?...."
> >> >>
> >> >> If a TechNet Plus subscriber one of the DVDs your company receives is
> >> >> titled
> >> >> "Technical Information Library" - The knowledge database (KB) is part of
> >> >> the
> >> >> library - in additon to information (manuals, resource kits, etc.)
> >> >> regarding
> >> >> all major Microsoft software  The "Library" is to be installed on your
> >> >> computer.
> >> >>
> >> >> "Bettie Claxton"  wrote in
> >> >> message
> >> >> news:4875745D-C7DB-4140-B8FE-32F4F4F38CF5@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > I'm testing Vista for the company and I'm having a problem with Office,
> >> >> > so
> >> >> > I
> >> >> > installed TechNet.  There were no errors on the install. When I run the
> >> >> > TechNet application I get the error: "DTE.olb could not be loaded.
> >> >> > Please
> >> >> > re-run setup and repair your installation." The repair did not help. I
> >> >> > removed TechNet, checked that there were no obvious leftovers in the
> >> >> > registry, and re-installed it. Again it installed without error, but
> >> >> > when
> >> >> > I
> >> >> > run TechNet it gets the same error.  Any suggestions out there?
> >> >> > -- 
> >> >> > Bettie
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 
> 
> 
>

That did not help as much as I had hoped.  Proc mon found a bunch of 
registery folders keys that I do not have.  a repair of TechNet did not help. 
 I tried to register dte.olb again but got the same error that meant access 
denied.  I do have Office 2007 installed, and under XP I was aware that you 
had to change the way you enter Boolean serches. NBD I'm used to it now.  I'm 
running Vista Enterprise SP1 now so the SP did not help either. TechNet still 
refuses to load because of DTE.OLB.  Any more ideas?  I'm willing to try 
antyhing at this point.
-- 
Bettie


"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:

> "Bettie Claxton"  wrote in message
> news:A915FD55-C0C3-48DE-9C51-CB8518572A0C@microsoft.com...
> > Sad to say, the hotfix did not cure the problem.  I brlieve that it is
> > wnitrely related to rights on the typelib in the registry.  I thought that
> > turning off UAC would allow me as a domain admin to access any part I like.
> > Wrong.  I recently fixed a similar problem with SQL Server 2005 buy taking
> > ownership on a couple of keys and giving myself rights to them.  I tried once
> > already to do thsi for TechNet unsuccessfully, I'll try again. Any
> > suggestions for likely places is welcome.
> 
> > IS ther some way to get access to the whole registry rather than tracking down key after key?
> 
> 
> Yes.  Use  ProcMon  (or FileMon; however apparently FileMon doesn't work on Vista).
> 
> But before you go that far I would check to see if there aren't any diagnostics from your
> install attempt or any additional diagnostics which show up if you try a repair.   Etc.
> 
> Also it may be significant to know if you have installed the  Visual Studio 2005  viewer too
> or more specifically which modules your version of  dexplore.exe for  TechNet  is using.
> 
> E.g. the current help contains this detail:
> 
> <quote>
> Note   The newest versions of Visual Studio, MSDN and Office 2007 feature an update to the Dexplore
> search engine (version 8.0). The TechNet Library uses the 7.0 version of the Dexplore search engine.
> As a result, if Visual Studio 2005, Office 2007 or any version of the MSDN Library after January 2006
> is installed on the same computer containing the TechNet Library, the default search algorithm will use the
> Okapi algorithm, which is what Dexplore version 8.0 has adopted. Subscribers who want to use Boolean
> operators in their searches of the TechNet Library will have to explicitly add a Boolean search operator in
> capital letters rather than letting them be included implicitly.
> </quote>
> 
> FWIW  I think that that description is misleading.   E.g. its not the version of  dexplore.exe
> that would matter, it's the versions of other modules that aren't mentioned and how they are
> hooked into the registry as a result of installing those other products.
> 
> You could use  Process Explorer  to capture such a list of loaded modules with full version details
> and then be able to compare it with someone else who wasn't having the same symptom.
> 
> 
> Good luck
> 
> Robert Aldwinckle
> ---
> 
> 
> 
> > -- 
> > Bettie
> >
> >
> > "AJR" wrote:
> >
> >> Please do - it may aid others.
> >>
> >> "Bettie Claxton"  wrote in message
> >> news:53B99722-5785-47A0-BAD4-DD6C22B63836@microsoft.com...
> >> >I was researching the dte.olb problem and found and article that says this
> >> >is
> >> > sometimes a problem on Vista and that I need to register dte.olb. I tried
> >> > that and got an error that basically means that I don't have sufficient
> >> > rights. UAC is turned off and I am an administrtor and I run by default in
> >> > administrator mode. I found a KB article that says  there is a hot fix for
> >> > this. Now to be fair the KB also stated that it was was for UAC on and
> >> > being
> >> > at a user level, but this is test machine so if I have to rebuild it , no
> >> > big
> >> > deal.  I'll let you know if the fix solves the problem.
> >> > -- 
> >> > Bettie
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "AJR" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> From my first reply "...By "TechNet application" are you referring to the
> >> >> "Technical Information Library"?...."
> >> >>
> >> >> If a TechNet Plus subscriber one of the DVDs your company receives is
> >> >> titled
> >> >> "Technical Information Library" - The knowledge database (KB) is part of
> >> >> the
> >> >> library - in additon to information (manuals, resource kits, etc.)
> >> >> regarding
> >> >> all major Microsoft software  The "Library" is to be installed on your
> >> >> computer.
> >> >>
> >> >> "Bettie Claxton"  wrote in
> >> >> message
> >> >> news:4875745D-C7DB-4140-B8FE-32F4F4F38CF5@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > I'm testing Vista for the company and I'm having a problem with Office,
> >> >> > so
> >> >> > I
> >> >> > installed TechNet.  There were no errors on the install. When I run the
> >> >> > TechNet application I get the error: "DTE.olb could not be loaded.
> >> >> > Please
> >> >> > re-run setup and repair your installation." The repair did not help. I
> >> >> > removed TechNet, checked that there were no obvious leftovers in the
> >> >> > registry, and re-installed it. Again it installed without error, but
> >> >> > when
> >> >> > I
> >> >> > run TechNet it gets the same error.  Any suggestions out there?
> >> >> > -- 
> >> >> > Bettie
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 
> 
> 
>

"Bettie Claxton"  wrote in message
news:C124624B-FC86-4D0E-8EBC-5640ED760E84@microsoft.com...
> That did not help as much as I had hoped.  Proc mon found a bunch of
> registery folders keys that I do not have.  a repair of TechNet did not help.
> I tried to register dte.olb again but got the same error that meant access
> denied.

Ok.  That sounds like a Vista problem then.

However, I just checked the partition I am using  TechNet  in
and I don't have that module in it.   A search of my other partitions
shows that it probably was installed by Visual Studio.
FWIW I have only installed the  MSDN Library  on this partition.
That's why I have the  Okapi  issue.

So, perhaps you should elaborate on your symptom?
E.g. is it just annoying or preventing you from doing something?


> I do have Office 2007 installed, and under XP I was aware that you
> had to change the way you enter Boolean serches. NBD I'm used to it now.

My biggest beef is how you have to do closures now.
E.g. instead of using the intuitively obvious and simple trailing asterisk syntax
you now have to construct an artificial  THRU  expression.   Ridiculous!



>  I'm
> running Vista Enterprise SP1 now so the SP did not help either. TechNet still
> refuses to load because of DTE.OLB.  Any more ideas?  I'm willing to try
> antyhing at this point.


Well, since the module isn't part of  TechNet  perhaps you should repair
(or uninstall) whatever it is from?   ; )


Good luck

Robert
---

the only symptom is that TechNet will not load at all.  DTE.olb is in the 
prog files\common\Ms shared\msenv folder. I found KB306905 that said that the 
file needed to be registered.  since that fails from access is denied, I must 
not have write rights to some key somewhere in the registry.  The problem is 
which one?
-- 
Bettie


"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:

> "Bettie Claxton"  wrote in message
> news:C124624B-FC86-4D0E-8EBC-5640ED760E84@microsoft.com...
> > That did not help as much as I had hoped.  Proc mon found a bunch of
> > registery folders keys that I do not have.  a repair of TechNet did not help.
> > I tried to register dte.olb again but got the same error that meant access
> > denied.
> 
> Ok.  That sounds like a Vista problem then.
> 
> However, I just checked the partition I am using  TechNet  in
> and I don't have that module in it.   A search of my other partitions
> shows that it probably was installed by Visual Studio.
> FWIW I have only installed the  MSDN Library  on this partition.
> That's why I have the  Okapi  issue.
> 
> So, perhaps you should elaborate on your symptom?
> E.g. is it just annoying or preventing you from doing something?
> 
> 
> > I do have Office 2007 installed, and under XP I was aware that you
> > had to change the way you enter Boolean serches. NBD I'm used to it now.
> 
> My biggest beef is how you have to do closures now.
> E.g. instead of using the intuitively obvious and simple trailing asterisk syntax
> you now have to construct an artificial  THRU  expression.   Ridiculous!
> 
> 
> 
> >  I'm
> > running Vista Enterprise SP1 now so the SP did not help either. TechNet still
> > refuses to load because of DTE.OLB.  Any more ideas?  I'm willing to try
> > antyhing at this point.
> 
> 
> Well, since the module isn't part of  TechNet  perhaps you should repair
> (or uninstall) whatever it is from?   ; )
> 
> 
> Good luck
> 
> Robert
> --- 
> 
> 
>

"Bettie Claxton"  wrote in message
news:258D1121-46C9-4CA3-9178-2F7FE3CDDC53@microsoft.com...
> the only symptom is that TechNet will not load at all.


So how does that give focus to the module you are trying to register?

Oh.  Previously you claimed there was a message.
Where does the message appear?
Perhaps it is logged as well as displayed?
If so, ProcMon  could supplment those diagnostics.


> DTE.olb is in the prog files\common\Ms shared\msenv folder.


Hmm... I don't know what went wrong with my previous search.
I do have it there.   Also the registry has it here

    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{80CC9F66-E7D8-4DDD-85B6-D9E6CD0E93E2}\7.0\0\win32

FWIW I also have  dte80.olb  and  dte80a.olb  in the same directory.
Curiously,  neither of those are found referenced in my registry.


> I found KB306905 that said that the
> file needed to be registered.  since that fails from access is denied, I must
> not have write rights to some key somewhere in the registry.  The problem is
> which one?


Surely  ProcMon  will show you that?

Another way to get clues about problems with  regsvr32.exe
is to use  DependencyWalker  to profile the command.
That gives you are trace of all the calls by the dependent modules
including whatever calls the module being registered might make.
You could trace that with  ProcMon  too.    : )

Did you try to find out what app is reponsible for installing that module?
Try repairing or removing  *it*?

FWIW  here is the shortcut which I use to open TechNet offline.

    "F:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Help\dexplore.exe" /helpcol ms-help://MS.TechNet.2008FEB.1033

ProcMon, tracing the opening of that shortcut, shows an unsuccessful attempt to open

    F:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Help\dte.olb

then the access of the above key and subsequent reading of that module.
That is all until the app is first opened.   Help About shows:

    Microsoft Document Explorer 7.0


HTH

Robert
---

Thanks for all your help.  This problem was just one of many similar problems 
all seemingly related to registry access rights.  Since it is a test machine, 
I formatted the disk yesterday and re-installed a clean copy of Vista. this 
time I am going to do ALL installs with the logon I created during the 
install.  Maybe this will solve the rights problem.  I want to than k you so 
much for taking time to help me. It was much appreciated.
-- 
Bettie


"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:

> "Bettie Claxton"  wrote in message
> news:258D1121-46C9-4CA3-9178-2F7FE3CDDC53@microsoft.com...
> > the only symptom is that TechNet will not load at all.
> 
> 
> So how does that give focus to the module you are trying to register?
> 
> Oh.  Previously you claimed there was a message.
> Where does the message appear?
> Perhaps it is logged as well as displayed?
> If so, ProcMon  could supplment those diagnostics.
> 
> 
> > DTE.olb is in the prog files\common\Ms shared\msenv folder.
> 
> 
> Hmm... I don't know what went wrong with my previous search.
> I do have it there.   Also the registry has it here
> 
>     HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{80CC9F66-E7D8-4DDD-85B6-D9E6CD0E93E2}\7.0\0\win32
> 
> FWIW I also have  dte80.olb  and  dte80a.olb  in the same directory.
> Curiously,  neither of those are found referenced in my registry.
> 
> 
> > I found KB306905 that said that the
> > file needed to be registered.  since that fails from access is denied, I must
> > not have write rights to some key somewhere in the registry.  The problem is
> > which one?
> 
> 
> Surely  ProcMon  will show you that?
> 
> Another way to get clues about problems with  regsvr32.exe
> is to use  DependencyWalker  to profile the command.
> That gives you are trace of all the calls by the dependent modules
> including whatever calls the module being registered might make.
> You could trace that with  ProcMon  too.    : )
> 
> Did you try to find out what app is reponsible for installing that module?
> Try repairing or removing  *it*?
> 
> FWIW  here is the shortcut which I use to open TechNet offline.
> 
>     "F:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Help\dexplore.exe" /helpcol ms-help://MS.TechNet.2008FEB.1033
> 
> ProcMon, tracing the opening of that shortcut, shows an unsuccessful attempt to open
> 
>     F:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Help\dte.olb
> 
> then the access of the above key and subsequent reading of that module.
> That is all until the app is first opened.   Help About shows:
> 
>     Microsoft Document Explorer 7.0
> 
> 
> HTH
> 
> Robert
> --- 
> 
> 
>

Eureka! After formatting the hard drive on the test machine and re-loading 
Vista, I did all the installs under the logon that was added during the 
installation. I also ran everything the first time under that logon ID. 
Everything works now, even TechNet. All my other problems went away as well.  
Thank you for all your help.
-- 
Bettie


"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:

> "Bettie Claxton"  wrote in message
> news:258D1121-46C9-4CA3-9178-2F7FE3CDDC53@microsoft.com...
> > the only symptom is that TechNet will not load at all.
> 
> 
> So how does that give focus to the module you are trying to register?
> 
> Oh.  Previously you claimed there was a message.
> Where does the message appear?
> Perhaps it is logged as well as displayed?
> If so, ProcMon  could supplment those diagnostics.
> 
> 
> > DTE.olb is in the prog files\common\Ms shared\msenv folder.
> 
> 
> Hmm... I don't know what went wrong with my previous search.
> I do have it there.   Also the registry has it here
> 
>     HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{80CC9F66-E7D8-4DDD-85B6-D9E6CD0E93E2}\7.0\0\win32
> 
> FWIW I also have  dte80.olb  and  dte80a.olb  in the same directory.
> Curiously,  neither of those are found referenced in my registry.
> 
> 
> > I found KB306905 that said that the
> > file needed to be registered.  since that fails from access is denied, I must
> > not have write rights to some key somewhere in the registry.  The problem is
> > which one?
> 
> 
> Surely  ProcMon  will show you that?
> 
> Another way to get clues about problems with  regsvr32.exe
> is to use  DependencyWalker  to profile the command.
> That gives you are trace of all the calls by the dependent modules
> including whatever calls the module being registered might make.
> You could trace that with  ProcMon  too.    : )
> 
> Did you try to find out what app is reponsible for installing that module?
> Try repairing or removing  *it*?
> 
> FWIW  here is the shortcut which I use to open TechNet offline.
> 
>     "F:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Help\dexplore.exe" /helpcol ms-help://MS.TechNet.2008FEB.1033
> 
> ProcMon, tracing the opening of that shortcut, shows an unsuccessful attempt to open
> 
>     F:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Help\dte.olb
> 
> then the access of the above key and subsequent reading of that module.
> That is all until the app is first opened.   Help About shows:
> 
>     Microsoft Document Explorer 7.0
> 
> 
> HTH
> 
> Robert
> --- 
> 
> 
>