>On some machines on the network, the command works. Others not. The command is: Createobject('Word.Application'). When it fails the message is 'Server Execution Failed' error 0x80080005. I've installed Data Access Objects, in two situations this seems to have helped. In another it did not. Possibly a memory issue? Failed on a station with 32 Meg of ROM. Did not fail on another with 64 Meg. Something about the network?
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>Any ideas?

There are known problems with creating OLE servers on machines where long directory names are used. If the OLE server is in a long file name directory that exists on te same level with other similar directories, this problem could occur.

Ex.
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\WinWord.EXE
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Script Debugger\MsSCRDBG.EXE

The problem occurs when the registry entries appear in the DOS format (C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE\WINWORD.EXE). I have seen the problem if the ~1 happens to be ~2 or higher because you installed another product before the one in question.

Several solutions:
1. Uninstall the application in question and install it in another directory that doesn't have something similar on the same level.
2. Uninstall the application in question and install it in another directory adhering to the 8.3 format
3. Modify the registry and change the problem OLE entries to long file names.

I don't know why some installations do this and others don't. I haven't had an opportunity to track this down.

HTH.