Descriptions of error codes returned by regsvr32

Question

Where can I find documentation that describes the meaning of error codes returned by regsvr32, such as 0x80070716?

For "usual" regsvr32 error codes (1 - 5) see [RegSvr32 exit codes documentation](https://stackoverflow.com/q/22094309/264047) — Alexander Malakhov, Feb 03 '21 at 11:23

M. Dudley · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-06T01:08:56.583

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The error is defined in winerror.h. Microsoft's reference is at System Error Codes.

In my case the error code is 0x0716, which is 1814L. This error code corresponds to ERROR_RESOURCE_NAME_NOT_FOUND.

edited Mar 06 '13 at 01:08

answered Aug 16 '10 at 14:07

M. Dudley

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The link maintenance on MSDN is very poor IMHO - the pages are effectively blank – andywebsdale Mar 06 '13 at 00:50
Well that's unfortunate. I've edited this answer with an updated link. – M. Dudley Mar 06 '13 at 01:09
In the case of 0x80070716 it's most likely that the resource (.rc) file doesn't include the RGS resource that regsvr32 needs to register and unregister the class in the Windows registry. – E. van Putten Jul 16 '20 at 19:18

bshields · Answer 2 · 2010-08-16T14:10:04.027

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I think it means you don't have adequate permissions. See winerror.h:

#define FRS_ERR_INSUFFICIENT_PRIV        8007L

And this on interpreting HRESULTs.

Edit:

Wrong bits, it's actually:

#define ERROR_RESOURCE_NAME_NOT_FOUND    1814L

edited Aug 16 '10 at 14:10

answered Aug 16 '10 at 13:56

bshields

Ah, I think it's the lower two bytes which are significant: 0x0716. – M. Dudley Aug 16 '10 at 14:01
The link is dead. I guess it was [this](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb446131.aspx) – Felix Dombek Apr 30 '13 at 13:07

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