Larry,
We found the exact situation that you describe. Haven't had time to see if the fix actually works, but want to say thanks^10. I couldn't find any reference to this problem in the Microsoft Knowledge Base Support Site. Truly a 'Gotcha'.

Bill

>>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?
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>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.
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>Ex.
>C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\WinWord.EXE
>C:\Program Files\Microsoft Script Debugger\MsSCRDBG.EXE
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>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.
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>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.
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>I don't know why some installations do this and others don't. I haven't had an opportunity to track this down.
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>HTH.