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Registering the Oleacc.dll File

The oleacc.dll file is registered through the command prompt using a particular command, as explained below:

1. Open the Start Menu and search for Command Prompt. Right-click it and choose to Run as administrator. The command can only be executed from an elevated command prompt instance.
2. Execute the regsvr32.exe oleacc.dll command by typing it in. The file is now registered and a confirmation dialog is displayed.
   
   

   

   
   

Please note that on 64-bit machine, the file also needs to be registered from a 32-bit Command Prompt instance. This is done as follows:

1. Open File Explorer and type %windir%\SysWoW64 in the address bar. The 32-bit Command Prompt executable is located in this folder.
2. Right-click on the cmd.exe file and choose to Run as administrator. A 32-bit elevated Command Prompt instance is opened.
3. Execute the regsvr32.exe oleacc.dll command as explained above. The file is now registered and a confirmation dialog is displayed.

Repairing the IAccessibe Registry Entries

Note: Changing registry entries might affect the functionality of your machine! It is recommended to create a backup first, as explained on this page.

In order to check if IAccessible registry entries became corrupt, you need to open the Windows Registry Editor and verify whether the following keys are missing, and add them if necessary. The following registry values might differ, depending on your machine configuration. It is recommended to use the registry keys from a machine which does not experience this issue.

64-bit Machines

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{618736E0-3C3D-11CF-810C-00AA00389B71}

In the key:

Name	Type	Data
(Default)	REG_SZ	IAccessible

• In the ProxyStubClsid32 subkey:

  Name	Type	Data
  (Default)	REG_SZ	{03022430-ABC4-11D0-BDE2-00AA001A1953

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WOW6432Node\Interface\{618736E0-3C3D-11CF-810C-00AA00389B71}

In the key:

Name	Type	Data
(Default)	REG_SZ	IAccessible

• In the ProxyStubClsid32 subkey:

  Name	Type	Data
  (Default)	REG_SZ	{00020424-0000-0000-C000-000000000046

• In the TypeLib subkey:

  Name	Type	Data
  (Default)	REG_SZ	{C523F390-9C83-11D3-9094-00104BD0D535

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{618736E0-3C3D-11CF-810C-00AA00389B71}

In the key:

Name	Type	Data
(Default)	REG_SZ	IAccessible

• In the ProxyStubClsid32 subkey:

  Name	Data	Type
  (Default)	REG_SZ	{03022430-ABC4-11D0-BDE2-00AA001A1953

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\Interface\{618736E0-3C3D-11CF-810C-00AA00389B71}

In the key:

Name	Type	Data
(Default)	REG_SZ	IAccessible

• In the ProxyStubClsid32 subkey:

  Name	Type	Data
  (Default)	REG_SZ	{00020424-0000-0000-C000-000000000046

• In the TypeLib subkey:

  Name	Type	Data
  (Default)	REG_SZ	{C523F390-9C83-11D3-9094-00104BD0D535

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Classes\Interface\{618736E0-3C3D-11CF-810C-00AA00389B71}

In the key:

Name	Type	Data
(Default)	REG_SZ	IAccessible

• In the ProxyStubClsid32 subkey:

  Name	Type	Data
  (Default)	REG_SZ	{00020424-0000-0000-C000-000000000046

• In the TypeLib subkey:

  Name	Type	Data
  (Default)	REG_SZ	{C523F390-9C83-11D3-9094-00104BD0D535

32-bit Machines

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{618736E0-3C3D-11CF-810C-00AA00389B71}

In the key:

Name	Type	Data
(Default)	REG_SZ	IAccessible

• In the ProxyStubClsid32 subkey:

  Name	Type	Data
  (Default)	REG_SZ	{03022430-ABC4-11D0-BDE2-00AA001A1953

• In the TypeLib subkey:

  Name	Type	Data
  (Default)	REG_SZ	{1EA4DBF0-3C3B-11CF-810C-00AA00389B71

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{618736E0-3C3D-11CF-810C-00AA00389B71}

In the key:

Name	Type	Data
(Default)	REG_SZ	IAccessible

• In the ProxyStubClsid32 subkey:

  Name	Type	Data
  (Default)	REG_SZ	{03022430-ABC4-11D0-BDE2-00AA001A1953

• In the TypeLib subkey:

  Name	Type	Data
  (Default)	REG_SZ	{1EA4DBF0-3C3B-11CF-810C-00AA00389B71

Once the values above are verified, close the Windows Registry Editor for changes to take effect.

Repairing All DLLs From System32 and SysWow64

Execute the following commands:

1. From a 64-bit elevated Command Prompt, execute this command:
   • for %1 in (c:\windows\system32\*.dll) do regsvr32 /s %1
2. From a 32-bit elevated Command Prompt, execute this command:

   • for %1 in (C:\Windows\SysWOW64\*.dll) do regsvr32 /s %1