ActiveX component can't create object

Question

I have just installed a third party app on my Windows Server 2008 server and I get the

ActiveX Component can\'t create object

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Answer 1

I had this problem too. I was trying to run an old 32-bit dll in a 64 bit system. I got it working by copying the .dll to the C:\Windows\SysWoW64\ directory and running this:

%systemroot%\SysWoW64\regsvr32 "C:\Windows\SysWoW64\thenameofyourdll.dll"

And also enabling IIS to run 32 bit apps