TVb3d65.dll will not register under Vista(32 bit)

[kenwhitehead]

I can't get Vista to except the registration of the Truevision DLL.  The following command line runs in XP but not in Vista when executed in the folder containing the DLL:

regsvr32.exe tvb3d65.dll

In XP this returns a message confirming the registration.

In Vista (32 bit) I get a message saying:

The module "tvb3d65.dll" failed to load.

some bs about what to check...

The specified module could not be found.
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Any ideas?  Is there a different version of the dll that should be used with Vista?
I am running as admistrator on the computer.  I have tried placing in the \windows\system32 folder.  Vista's version of the regsvr32 just does not like the dll.

[AriusEso]

You need the dx DLL's, _36 and so on.

Ex: http://www.truevision3d.com/forums/tv3d_sdk_65/solved_d3dx936dll_was_missing-t17950.0.html

[kenwhitehead]

Well, one step forward two steps back.

I installed the Nov 08 SDK for Microsoft DX9.  This got me the d3dx9_36.dll through d3dx9_40.dll.  It also got me to a new error message when I run regsvr32.exe on the tvbd65.dll.  Now it says if failed because:

"failed with error code 0x80070005"

This seems to be caused by anything Vista doesn't like based on a Google search.

Any ideas on this one?

[ZaPPZion]

Well, according to google, 0x80070005 is the error for access permissions. So it seems you're not permitted to register the dll. Try disabling the UAC, register the dll, and turn it back on if you want to
Start->Control Panel->User Accounts->User Accounts->Turn User Account Controll on or of->Uncheck the checkbox
If you didn't know how to do that.

[kenwhitehead]

Got lucky and found a post telling how to solve this problem.  It is a access problem.  Turning off the UAC will solve it but I found a simpler solution.  Under Vista when you type in "Cmd" in the Run box it displays the name of the executable up at the top left of the Start Menu area.  You can right click on this and in the menu is "Run as Administrator" which will allow the regsrv32 to execute.

Now the problem is how do I come up with an install script that can manage to handle all this crap.

[PhonicUK]

Now the problem is how do I come up with an install script that can manage to handle all this crap.

No need. Installers can register DLLs quite happily and are run as administrator anyways.

Using the Setup builder in Visual Studio works perfectly happily for this.