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Windows 64-bit registry v.s. 32-bit registry

I heard on Windows x64 architecture, in order to support to run both x86 and x64 application, there is two …

com registry x86 64-bit clsid

Converting a JPEG image to a byte array - COM exception

Using C#, I'm trying to load a JPEG file from disk and convert it to a byte array. So far, …

c# wpf image com file-io

What does stdole.dll do?

We have a large C# (.net 2.0) app which uses our own C++ COM component and a 3rd party fingerprint scanner …

c# com stdole

python win32 COM closing excel workbook

I open several different workbooks (excel xlsx format) in COM, and mess with them. As the program progresses I wish …

python winapi excel com win32com

Generate manifest files for registration-free COM

I have some applications (some native, some .NET) which use manifest files so that they can be deployed in complete …

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COM Add-in for Excel doesn't load when Excel is launched by opening file

Several users have reported that if they launch Excel by double-clicking an Excel file, the add-in will not load. But, …

excel com vb6 add-in

Active Directory COM Exception - An operations error occurred (0x80072020)

I am getting an intermittent COM Exception "An operations error occurred (0x80072020)" (shown below) when I try and query Active …

c# .net exception com active-directory

Error accessing COM components

I built an add-in for Microsoft Office Word. There isn't an issue using the add-in when Word is ran as …

c# com ms-word office-2007

Best way to access COM objects from C#

I am planning to use various objects that are exposed as COM objects. To make them easier to use, I'd …

c# .net com pinvoke

What is difference between RegSvr and RegServer?

Are /RegServer and /RegSvr the same or different, if different why/how? For example I have seen (example from a 32…

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