SYMPTOMS
When you register an ATL server, you might get error 0x80040154 (Class not registered). For DLLs, REGSVR32.exe returns this error. For .exes, the call to _Module::RegisterServer(CComModule::RegisterServer) in _tWinMain() returns this error.
CAUSE
ATL.dll is not installed, or it is not registered.
RESOLUTION
Install ATL.dll in the Windows\System or Winnt\System32 directory and register it using REGSVR32.exe. There are UNICODE and ANSI versions of ATL.dll. Install the appropriate version on the target operating system (that is, UNICODE for Windows NT and ANSI for Windows 95 or Windows 98).
As an alternative, do not use ATL.dll. When you rebuild your ATL server with a build target of ReleaseMinDependency, the code in ATL.dll is statically linked to your project.
Even for a 'Release MinDependency' ATL.dll may need to be shipped.
For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q244955 PRB: MinDependency Project May Need to Include Atl.dll
STATUS
This behavior is by design.
MORE INFORMATION
ATL has a registrar component that is used during registration. This component resides in ATL.dll. During registration, the error 0x80040154 is returned from CoCreateInstance() when it fails to create the registrar component.
Location of ATL.DLL in the VC 5.0 CD:
OS\SYSTEM (UNICODE version)
OS\SYSTEM\ANSI (ANSI version)
Location of ATL.DLL in the VC 6.0 CD:
DevStudio\VC\Redist (UNICODE version)
DevStudio\VC\Redist\Ansi (ANSI version)
REFERENCES
MSDN Library: Registrar, ATL Registry Component; Regsvr32, using
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Additional query words: REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG
Keywords : kbActiveX kbATL200 kbATL210 kbCOMt kbCtrlCreate kbInprocSvr kbRegistry kbVC500 kbVC600 kbATL300 kbfaq
Version : WINDOWS:2.0,2.1,3.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb
Technology : kbvcSearch