[pywin32-bugs] [ pywin32-Bugs-799063 ] Registering Python COM Server component category crashes

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Bugs item #799063, was opened at 2003-09-02 20:40
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Category: com
Group: None
>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Fixed
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Matthias Kirst (mattkirst)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Registering Python COM Server component category crashes

Initial Comment:
When registering the Python COM Server component 
category, Python crashes with Dr.Watson.

The crash happens when executing the last line in the 
function:

def RegisterPyComCategory():
  """ Register the Python COM Server component 
category.
  """
  regCat = _cat_registrar()
  regCat.RegisterCategories( [ (CATID_PythonCOMServer,
                                0x0409,
                                "Python COM Server") ] )

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>Comment By: Mark Hammond (mhammond)
Date: 2004-04-07 15:34

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All fixed now

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Comment By: Eric Promislow (ericp)
Date: 2004-01-16 06:35

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I got occasional crashes when registering a Python
COM Server on a clean Win2K system with 
ActivePython 2.3.2 build 232.  When attempting
to register a COM server the first time, I would
get an access violation reported in PyNode_Future

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Comment By: Stuart Rackham (sjrackham)
Date: 2003-09-28 10:49

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Observed on Win98/XP/2000/NT4.
A workaround is to have your installer write the following
registry entry *before* registering the server:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Component
Categories\{B3EF80D0-68E2-11D0-A689-00C04FD658FF}]
"409"="Python COM Server"


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Comment By: Matthias Kirst (mattkirst)
Date: 2003-09-05 16:55

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Bingo!
The installation crashed as well with 154 (NT/XP).
Since I experienced my crash with a customized 
Python/PythonCOM version I did not register the scripting 
engine -> the crash occured when I registered my first COM 
component.
Since win32all does not unregister the  Python COM Server 
component category when uninstalling you succeed when 
preinstalling an older version of win32all.


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Comment By: John J Smith (johnjsmith)
Date: 2003-09-05 04:47

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Is this related to bug #784962 (Installation crash in recent
win32all's)?


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