Error registering ActiveX sample in Win98

Hi,
I'am trying to run Dolphin "COM Random Stream.pac" sample and in win98 and
could not register it, in winXP works fine. I compiled it on a new 5.1.4
image, in a new win98 second edition, and I obtained corandom.dll (495K).
Using regsvr32 I get the error:

DllRegisterServer in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\corandom.dll
Return code was: 0x800401fe

Any idea?, I tried updating automation libraries, DCOM98, installing
Dolphin in the same machine but it seems to be something in the Dolphin's
sample. I also read the related mails in this list and applied some ideas
and patchs suggested, but could not solve it. Registering
IPDolphinToGo.dll or IPDolphin.dll in the same machine worked, that's why
I think it should be a bug in that pac. Thanks.




The ERRORS file start with:

************************** Dolphin Virtual Machine Dump Report
***************************

6:46:15 AM, 04/01/2004: HRESULT Error: Incompatible version of the RPC
stub. (FACILITY_WIN32)

*----> VM Context <----*
Process: {07870004:size 263 words, suspended frame 078703F1, priority 8,
callbacks 0
last failure 2:nil, FPE mask 3, thread nil}
Active Method: AXDllSessionManager>>logError:
IP: 07832D5F (15)
SP: 078704CC
BP: 078704A4 (280)
ActiveFrame: {078704A8: cf 0787048D, sp 078704BC, bp 078704A4, ip 5,
AXDllSessionManager>>logError:}
        receiver: a AXDllSessionManager
        arg[0]: a HRESULTError


New Method: VMLibrary>>dump:path:stackDepth:walkbackDepth:
Message Selector: #dump:path:stackDepth:walkbackDepth:

*----> Stack <----*
[078704CC: 290]-->50
[078704C8: 289]-->60
[078704C4: 288]-->nil
[078704C0: 287]-->'HRESULT Error: Incompatible version of the RPC stub.
(FACILITY_WIN32)'
[078704BC: 286]-->a VMLibrary
[078704B8: 285]-->63144530
[078704B4: 284]-->AXDllSessionManager>>logError:
[078704B0: 283]-->63144542
[078704AC: 282]-->8
[078704A8: 281]-->63144518
[078704A4: 280]-->a HRESULTError
[078704A0: 279]-->a AXDllSessionManager
[0787049C: 278]-->63144516
[07870498: 277]-->AXDllSessionManager>>unhandledException:
[07870494: 276]-->63144526
[07870490: 275]-->7
[0787048C: 274]-->63144504
[07870488: 273]-->a HRESULTError
[07870484: 272]-->a AXDllSessionManager
[07870480: 271]-->63144502
[0787047C: 270]-->SessionManager>>onUnhandledError:
[07870478: 269]-->63144512
[07870474: 268]-->3
[07870470: 267]-->63144490
[0787046C: 266]-->a HRESULTError
[07870468: 265]-->a AXDllSessionManager
[07870464: 264]-->63144490
[07870460: 263]-->Error>>defaultAction
[0787045C: 262]-->63144498
[07870458: 261]-->8
..
<229 slots omitted>
..
[078700C0: 31]-->a MethodContext for: BlockClosure>>ifCurtailed: frame:
78700b1 receiver: [] @ b20006 in nil
[078700BC: 30]-->BlockClosure>>ifCurtailed:
[078700B8: 29]-->63144036
[078700B4: 28]-->20
[078700B0: 27]-->63144014
[078700AC: 26]-->63144010
[078700A8: 25]-->BlockClosure>>ensure:
[078700A4: 24]-->63144022
[078700A0: 23]-->7
[0787009C: 22]-->63143998
[07870098: 21]-->nil
[07870094: 20]-->[] @ 34 in ExceptionHandlerAbstract>>try:
[07870090: 19]-->[] @ 15 in ExceptionHandlerAbstract>>try:
[0787008C: 18]-->a MethodContext for: ExceptionHandlerAbstract>>try:
frame: 787007d receiver: a ExceptionHandler
[07870088: 17]-->ExceptionHandlerAbstract>>try:
[07870084: 16]-->63144006
[07870080: 15]-->42
[0787007C: 14]-->63143988
[07870078: 13]-->63143984
[07870074: 12]-->BlockClosure>>on:do:
[07870070: 11]-->63143996
[0787006C: 10]-->10
[07870068: 9]-->63143972
[07870064: 8]-->[] @ 12 in BlockClosure>>newProcess
[07870060: 7]-->ProcessTermination
[0787005C: 6]-->[] @ 8 in InputState>>forkMain
[07870058: 5]-->[] @ 6 in BlockClosure>>newProcess
[07870054: 4]-->BlockClosure>>newProcess
[07870050: 3]-->63143980
[0787004C: 2]-->20
[07870048: 1]-->0
<Bottom of stack>

*----> Stack Back Trace <----*
{078704A8: cf 0787048D, sp 078704BC, bp 078704A4, ip 5,
AXDllSessionManager>>logError:}
        receiver: a AXDllSessionManager
        arg[0]: a HRESULTError

{0787048C: cf 07870471, sp 0787049C, bp 07870488, ip 4,
AXDllSessionManager>>unhandledException:}
        receiver: a AXDllSessionManager
        arg[0]: a HRESULTError

{07870470: cf 07870455, sp 07870480, bp 0787046C, ip 4,
AXDllSessionManager(SessionManager)>>onUnhandledError:}
        receiver: a AXDllSessionManager
        arg[0]: a HRESULTError

{07870454: cf 0787043D, sp 07870464, bp 07870454, ip 5,
HRESULTError(Error)>>defaultAction}
        receiver: a HRESULTError

{0787043C: cf 07870429, sp 0787044C, bp 0782AC50, ip 57,
HRESULTError(Exception)>>_propagateFrom:}
        receiver: a HRESULTError
        arg[0]: a ExceptionHandler
        temp[0]: nil
        temp[1]: a ExceptionHandler
        temp[2]: nil
        temp[3]: a Process('Main' base 07870000 [ACTIVE] in
AXDllSessionManager>>logError: sp=00000000 ip=8 list=nil)
        temp[4]: nil

{07870428: cf 0787040D, sp 07870438, bp 07870424, ip 6,
HRESULTError(Exception)>>_propagate}
        receiver: a HRESULTError
        temp[0]: nil

{0787040C: cf 078703F5, sp 0787041C, bp 0787040C, ip 12,
HRESULTError(Exception)>>signal}
        receiver: a HRESULTError

{078703F4: cf 078703D1, sp 07870404, bp 078703E8, ip 28,
IIPPlugHole(COMInterface)>>hresultError:}
        receiver: a IIPPlugHole
        arg[0]: a LargeInteger()
        temp[0]: a HRESULTError
        temp[1]: a IErrorInfo

{078703D0: cf 078703A1, sp 078703E0, bp 078703B8, ip e,
IIPPlugHole(ExternalStructure)>>invalidCall}
        receiver: a IIPPlugHole
        temp[0]: a LargeInteger()
        temp[1]: a Process('Main' base 07870000 [ACTIVE] in
AXDllSessionManager>>logError: sp=00000000 ip=8 list=nil)
        temp[2]: nil
        temp[3]: nil
        temp[4]: nil
        temp[5]: nil

{078703A0: cf 07870385, sp 078703B0, bp 0787039C, ip 3,
IIPPlugHole>>put_Peer:}
        receiver: a IIPPlugHole
        arg[0]: a IIPDolphin

{07870384: cf 07870365, sp 07870394, bp 0787037C, ip 1e,
IPDolphin>>onStartup}
        receiver: a IPDolphin
        temp[0]: a IUnknown
        temp[1]: a IIPDolphin

{07870364: cf 07870345, sp 07870374, bp 0787035C, ip e,
EventMessageSend>>forwardTo:withArguments:}
        receiver: a EventMessageSend
        arg[0]: a IPDolphin
        arg[1]: a Array

{07870344: cf 0787032D, sp 07870354, bp 07870344, ip 6,
EventMessageSend>>value}
        receiver: a EventMessageSend

{0787032C: cf 07870311, sp 0787033C, bp 0782ABE0, ip 9, [] in
EventMessageSequence(MessageSequenceAbstract)>>value}
        receiver: a EventMessageSequence
        temp[0]: SAFEARRAY
        temp[1]: a EventMessageSend

{07870310: cf 078702E9, sp 07870328, bp 07870300, ip 22,
EventMessageSequence>>messagesDo:}
        receiver: a EventMessageSequence
        arg[0]: [] @ 6 in MessageSequenceAbstract>>value
        temp[0]: a DeadObject
        temp[1]: 11
        temp[2]: a EventMessageSend

{078702E8: cf 078702D5, sp 078702F8, bp 0782ABE0, ip d,
EventMessageSequence(MessageSequenceAbstract)>>value}
        receiver: a EventMessageSequence
        temp[0]: SAFEARRAY
        temp[1]: a EventMessageSend

{078702D4: cf 078702C1, sp 078702E4, bp 0782ABA8, ip a,
EventsCollection>>triggerEvent:}
        receiver: a EventsCollection
        arg[0]: #sessionStarted

{078702C0: cf 078702A5, sp 078702D0, bp 078702BC, ip 5,
AXDllSessionManager(Object)>>trigger:}
        receiver: a AXDllSessionManager
        arg[0]: #sessionStarted

{078702A4: cf 07870289, sp 078702B4, bp 0782AA90, ip 3a, [] in
AXDllSessionManager(SessionManager)>>onStartup:}
        receiver: a AXDllSessionManager
        arg[0]: a Array

{07870288: cf 07870275, sp 078702A0, bp 0782AB70, ip 11,
BlockClosure>>ifCurtailed:}
        receiver: [] @ b20006 in nil
        arg[0]: [] @ 3f in SessionManager>>onStartup:
        temp[0]: nil
        temp[1]: nil
        temp[2]: nil

{07870274: cf 07870255, sp 07870284, bp 0787026C, ip 4,
BlockClosure>>ensure:}
        receiver: [] @ 37 in SessionManager>>onStartup:
        arg[0]: [] @ 3f in SessionManager>>onStartup:
        temp[0]: nil

{07870254: cf 07870239, sp 07870264, bp 0782AA90, ip 43, [] in
AXDllSessionManager(SessionManager)>>onStartup:}
        receiver: a AXDllSessionManager
        arg[0]: a Array

{07870238: cf 07870225, sp 07870250, bp 0782AAC8, ip 11,
BlockClosure>>ifCurtailed:}
        receiver: [] @ b20006 in nil
        arg[0]: [] @ 4d in SessionManager>>onStartup:
        temp[0]: nil
        temp[1]: nil
        temp[2]: nil

{07870224: cf 07870205, sp 07870234, bp 0787021C, ip 4,
BlockClosure>>ensure:}
        receiver: [] @ 23 in SessionManager>>onStartup:
        arg[0]: [] @ 4d in SessionManager>>onStartup:
        temp[0]: nil

{07870204: cf 078701F1, sp 07870214, bp 0782AA90, ip 56,
AXDllSessionManager(SessionManager)>>onStartup:}
        receiver: a AXDllSessionManager
        arg[0]: a Array

{078701F0: cf 078701D5, sp 07870200, bp 078701EC, ip b,
ProcessorScheduler>>onStartup:}
        receiver: a ProcessorScheduler
        arg[0]: a Array

{078701D4: cf 078701B9, sp 078701E4, bp 0782AA20, ip b, [] in
ProcessorScheduler>>vmi:list:no:with:}
        receiver: a ProcessorScheduler
        arg[0]: 17c
        arg[1]: nil
        arg[2]: 8
        arg[3]: a Array

{078701B8: cf 078701A5, sp 078701D0, bp 0782AA58, ip 11,
BlockClosure>>ifCurtailed:}
        receiver: [] @ b20006 in nil
        arg[0]: [] @ 10 in ProcessorScheduler>>vmi:list:no:with:
        temp[0]: nil
        temp[1]: nil
        temp[2]: nil

{078701A4: cf 07870181, sp 078701B4, bp 0782AA20, ip 14,
ProcessorScheduler>>vmi:list:no:with:}
        receiver: a ProcessorScheduler
        arg[0]: 17c
        arg[1]: nil
        arg[2]: 8
        arg[3]: a Array

{07870180: cf 0787015D, sp 078701A0, bp 07870174, ip 2f,
AXDllImageStripper(ImageStripper)>>snapshot:}
        receiver: a AXDllImageStripper
        arg[0]: 'C:\My Documents\Dolphin Smalltalk 5.1\Object
Arts\Samples\ActiveX\Random\corandom.tmp'
        temp[0]: a AXDllSessionManager
        temp[1]: 6

{0787015C: cf 07870149, sp 0787016C, bp 078368A8, ip f,
AXDllImageStripper(ImageStripper)>>saveExecutable:}
        receiver: a AXDllImageStripper
        arg[0]: 'C:\My Documents\Dolphin Smalltalk 5.1\Object
Arts\Samples\ActiveX\Random\corandom.dll'
        temp[0]: 'C:\My Documents\Dolphin Smalltalk 5.1\Object
Arts\Samples\ActiveX\Random\corandom.tmp'
        temp[1]: nil
        temp[2]: true
        temp[3]: nil
        temp[4]: nil

{07870148: cf 07870131, sp 07870158, bp 07870148, ip 6,
MessageSend(MessageSendAbstract)>>value}
        receiver: a MessageSend

{07870130: cf 07870109, sp 07870140, bp 07870120, ip 2c,
Win9xInputState(InputState)>>loopWhile:}
        receiver: a Win9xInputState
        arg[0]: [] @ 6 in InputState>>mainLoop
        temp[0]: a MSG
        temp[1]: true
        temp[2]: a MessageSend

{07870108: cf 078700F5, sp 07870118, bp 078381D0, ip c,
Win9xInputState(InputState)>>mainLoop}
        receiver: a Win9xInputState

{078700F4: cf 078700E1, sp 07870104, bp 078381E0, ip d, [] in
Win9xInputState(InputState)>>forkMain}
        receiver: a Win9xInputState

{078700E0: cf 078700CD, sp 078700F0, bp 07837748, ip b,
ExceptionHandler(ExceptionHandlerAbstract)>>markAndTry}
        receiver: a ExceptionHandler
        temp[0]: nil

{078700CC: cf 078700B1, sp 078700DC, bp 078359D0, ip 15, [] in
ExceptionHandler(ExceptionHandlerAbstract)>>try:}
        receiver: a ExceptionHandler
        arg[0]: [] @ 8 in InputState>>forkMain
        temp[0]: nil
        temp[1]: nil
        temp[2]: a Process('Main' base 07870000 [ACTIVE] in
AXDllSessionManager>>logError: sp=00000000 ip=8 list=nil)

{078700B0: cf 0787009D, sp 078700C8, bp 078359B0, ip 11,
BlockClosure>>ifCurtailed:}
        receiver: [] @ b20006 in nil
        arg[0]: [] @ 22 in ExceptionHandlerAbstract>>try:
        temp[0]: nil
        temp[1]: nil
        temp[2]: nil

{0787009C: cf 0787007D, sp 078700AC, bp 07870094, ip 4,
BlockClosure>>ensure:}
        receiver: [] @ f in ExceptionHandlerAbstract>>try:
        arg[0]: [] @ 22 in ExceptionHandlerAbstract>>try:
        temp[0]: nil

{0787007C: cf 07870069, sp 0787008C, bp 078359D0, ip 27,
ExceptionHandler(ExceptionHandlerAbstract)>>try:}
        receiver: a ExceptionHandler
        arg[0]: [] @ 8 in InputState>>forkMain
        temp[0]: nil
        temp[1]: nil
        temp[2]: a Process('Main' base 07870000 [ACTIVE] in
AXDllSessionManager>>logError: sp=00000000 ip=8 list=nil)

{07870068: cf 07870049, sp 07870078, bp 07870060, ip 7,
BlockClosure>>on:do:}
        receiver: [] @ 8 in InputState>>forkMain
        arg[0]: ProcessTermination
        arg[1]: [] @ c in BlockClosure>>newProcess

{07870048: cf 00000001, sp 07870058, bp 078376B8, ip 11, [] in
BlockClosure>>newProcess}
        receiver: [] @ 8 in InputState>>forkMain
        temp[0]: nil

<Bottom of stack>

***** End of dump *****

Diego,

> I'am trying to run Dolphin "COM Random Stream.pac" sample and in win98 and
> could not register it, in winXP works fine. I compiled it on a new 5.1.4
> image, in a new win98 second edition, and I obtained corandom.dll (495K).
> Using regsvr32 I get the error:

Are you deploying to the DLL on 9x?  IIRC, that is not supported, though
I believe it expected to work on 9x once deployed from 2k/xp.  However,
if the problem is what I have in mind, I would expect it to fail during
deployment not during registration.

Have a good one,

Bill

--
Wilhelm K. Schwab, Ph.D.
[hidden email]

Thank you Bill, I deployed in both OS, winXP and win98, and it was the
same. Both DLL failed the registration in win98 and were succesfull in
winXP. I have reinstalled win98 in different versions and languages,
service packs, patchs and everything I found at Microsoft. Always usng
fresh installations of Windows and Dolphin.
I'am trying to avoid reading about COM, but it seems I will have to. By
now, I will have to live with the fact that Dolphin does not make DLLs
that runs on win98, at least version 5.1.4 without any patch. Many
thanks.

Diego