THIS DOCUMENT COULD NOT BE REGISTERED ERROR IN WORD

External Since: Feb 06, 2008 Posts: 5

Tony's advice worked for me. Suggest anyone else experiencing this problem
try it.

"delcash" wrote:

> Tony:
> You gave someone great advice and it seemed to suit me too--with one
> problem. Quickly, the background:
>
> A guy asked about the error: "Windows installer service could not be
> accessed. This can occur if you are running Windows in safe mode, or if the
> Windows Installer is not correctly installed. Contact your support persoinnel
> for assistance."
>
> You suggested:
> Start > Run... then type "services.msc" (without the quotes) and press OK.
> Check the "DCOM Server Process Launcher" in the list .. is it running?
>
> Guy replied:
> No it was not running (whatever it is). After I started it , I no longer
> receive that mystery message in Word and my problem with not being able to
> run Access has been solved!
> Thanks so much Tony !!!!! :_)))))
>
> I have the same problem,. Found that my "DCOM Server Process Launcher" was
> not running. Tried starting it. Got this message:
> "Could not start the service process launcher on the local computer.
> Error 1053 The servvice did not respond to the start or control request in a
> timely fashion."
>
> Can you help me, too?
>
> Thanks, Mike D.
>
> "Rob McConeghy" wrote:
>
> > No it was not running (whatever it is). After I started it , I no longer
> > receive that mystery message in Word and my problem with not being able to
> > run Access has been solved!
> > Thanks so much Tony !!!!! :_)))))
> >
> > "Tony Jollans" wrote:
> >
> > > Start > Run... then type "services.msc" (without the quotes) and press OK.
> > > Check the "DCOM Server Process Launcher" in the list .. is it running?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Enjoy,
> > > Tony
> > >
> > > "Rob McConeghy" <RobMcConeghy.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:269B27A6-7BB7-401F-A64E-6553E0A5C8F8@microsoft.com...
> > > > No difference in Safe Mode, strange error message still always pops up.
> > > > (Note that this in no way hinders my opening or editing of the documents)
> > > >
> > > > I am not using Norton Anti-Virus.
> > > >
> > > > "Terry Farrell" wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> What happens when you start Word in Safe Mode: can you open documents OK
> > > >> then?
> > > >>
> > > >> Are you using Norton Anti Virus?
> > > >>
> > > >> --
> > > >> Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> "Rob McConeghy" <RobMcConeghy.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > >> news:1FEC7CCA-0441-4FDA-AE13-821E892349BF@microsoft.com...
> > > >> > Thanks Terry, I tried that but it also did not have any effect on the
> > > >> > problem.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Rob
> > > >> >
> > > >> > "Terry Farrell" wrote:
> > > >> >
> > > >> >> Try running the Repair utility (under Help in any of the Office Apps).
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> --
> > > >> >> Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> "Rob McConeghy" <Rob McConeghy.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > > >> >> message
> > > >> >> news:0C0354FC-647F-4268-A011-1CFCD673E159@microsoft.com...
> > > >> >> > when opening a new empty document or any existing document in WORD
> > > >> >> > (2003)
> > > >> >> > I now always receive the error message :
> > > >> >> > "This document could not be registered. It will not be possible to
> > > >> >> > create
> > > >> >> > links from other documents to this document"
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > Other than this annoying message, there does not appear to be any
> > > >> >> > other
> > > >> >> > effect.
> > > >> >> > This message only recently started appearing.
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > I don't know what the message means, I could find no reference in
> > > >> >> > the
> > > >> >> > Office
> > > >> >> > help site to this message, nor any reference to "registering a
> > > >> >> > document"
> > > >> >> > anywhere in the Word help.
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > I have tried running regsvr32 for old32.dll - no effect on the
> > > >> >> > problem.
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > we also tried completely uninstalling MS Office 2003 and
> > > >> >> > reinstalling
> > > >> >> > it -
> > > >> >> > also no help.
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > Another recent problem of much more significance is that I now am
> > > >> >> > unable
> > > >> >> > to
> > > >> >> > use
> > > >> >> > MS Access at all, whenever I attempt to open an existing database or
> > > >> >> > just
> > > >> >> > open the bare program I always get the error message
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > "A problem occurred while MS Office Access was communicating with
> > > >> >> > the
> > > >> >> > OLE
> > > >> >> > server or ActiveX control"
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > It is impossible to regain control of Access, whenever we close the
> > > >> >> > message
> > > >> >> > box, it just reopens again, and we cannot do anything at all in
> > > >> >> > Access
> > > >> >> > including closing down the program. We have to kill it in Task
> > > >> >> > manager.
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >>
> > > >>
> > >
> > >

External Since: May 05, 2008 Posts: 1

I'm having the same issue but that service is already running on my machine.
Any other ideas?

Thanks,
greg

"Rob McConeghy" wrote:

> No it was not running (whatever it is). After I started it , I no longer
> receive that mystery message in Word and my problem with not being able to
> run Access has been solved!
> Thanks so much Tony !!!!! :_)))))
>
> "Tony Jollans" wrote:
>
> > Start > Run... then type "services.msc" (without the quotes) and press OK.
> > Check the "DCOM Server Process Launcher" in the list .. is it running?
> >
> > --
> > Enjoy,
> > Tony
> >
> > "Rob McConeghy" <RobMcConeghy DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:269B27A6-7BB7-401F-A64E-6553E0A5C8F8@microsoft.com...
> > > No difference in Safe Mode, strange error message still always pops up.
> > > (Note that this in no way hinders my opening or editing of the documents)
> > >
> > > I am not using Norton Anti-Virus.
> > >
> > > "Terry Farrell" wrote:
> > >
> > >> What happens when you start Word in Safe Mode: can you open documents OK
> > >> then?
> > >>
> > >> Are you using Norton Anti Virus?
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> "Rob McConeghy" <RobMcConeghy DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > >> news:1FEC7CCA-0441-4FDA-AE13-821E892349BF@microsoft.com...
> > >> > Thanks Terry, I tried that but it also did not have any effect on the
> > >> > problem.
> > >> >
> > >> > Rob
> > >> >
> > >> > "Terry Farrell" wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >> Try running the Repair utility (under Help in any of the Office Apps).
> > >> >>
> > >> >> --
> > >> >> Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP
> > >> >>
> > >> >> "Rob McConeghy" <Rob McConeghy DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > >> >> message
> > >> >> news:0C0354FC-647F-4268-A011-1CFCD673E159@microsoft.com...
> > >> >> > when opening a new empty document or any existing document in WORD
> > >> >> > (2003)
> > >> >> > I now always receive the error message :
> > >> >> > "This document could not be registered. It will not be possible to
> > >> >> > create
> > >> >> > links from other documents to this document"
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Other than this annoying message, there does not appear to be any
> > >> >> > other
> > >> >> > effect.
> > >> >> > This message only recently started appearing.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > I don't know what the message means, I could find no reference in
> > >> >> > the
> > >> >> > Office
> > >> >> > help site to this message, nor any reference to "registering a
> > >> >> > document"
> > >> >> > anywhere in the Word help.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > I have tried running regsvr32 for old32.dll - no effect on the
> > >> >> > problem.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > we also tried completely uninstalling MS Office 2003 and
> > >> >> > reinstalling
> > >> >> > it -
> > >> >> > also no help.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Another recent problem of much more significance is that I now am
> > >> >> > unable
> > >> >> > to
> > >> >> > use
> > >> >> > MS Access at all, whenever I attempt to open an existing database or
> > >> >> > just
> > >> >> > open the bare program I always get the error message
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > "A problem occurred while MS Office Access was communicating with
> > >> >> > the
> > >> >> > OLE
> > >> >> > server or ActiveX control"
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > It is impossible to regain control of Access, whenever we close the
> > >> >> > message
> > >> >> > box, it just reopens again, and we cannot do anything at all in
> > >> >> > Access
> > >> >> > including closing down the program. We have to kill it in Task
> > >> >> > manager.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >>
> > >>
> >
> >