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Runtime Error 430: Class does not support Automation or does not support expected interface

This error seems to crop up and bite some folks, especially after patching to a newer version of GCA. This may be related to a problem with registering some files that GCA uses with the Windows registry, when the registry believes the same versions are currently registered, when they're actually not.

One of the two batch files here will probably help you. Be sure to use only the version appropriate for your type of installation, either for 32-bit Windows or for 64-bit Windows.

To save the batch file you want, right-click on the appropriate link, and save the file to your desktop. (Right-click, then Save Target As... in Internet Explorer, or Save Link As... in FireFox.) Then find the saved file and double-click on it to run it. This will un-register, and then re-register, the files added by the GCA Patcher, and hopefully correct the error you're seeing. You may be able to Run the batch file directly from the link; that depends on your browser and settings.

For 32-bit Windows, download and run this file: reg_fix_32-bit_win.bat

For 64-bit Windows, download and run this file: reg_fix_64-bit_win.bat

My thanks to HypnoMorph at the SJGames Forums for all the legwork in tracking this down, and for creating the batch files.

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This document last updated March 25, 2010.

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