Q166720: FIX: ATL Object Wizard Dialog Box Comes Up Empty

Article: Q166720
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): winnt:5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsetup kbwizard kbATL kbVC500bug kbVC600fixkbbuglist
Last Modified: 13-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition, version 5.0 
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition, version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you access the Active Template Library (ATL) Object Wizard dialog box from
the menu option Insert/New ATL Object, the dialog box comes up empty with no
wizards available.

CAUSE
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When Visual C++ is installed, all ATL Object Wizards are registered in the
registry under "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ATLWizard." Settings under
HKEY_CURRENT_USER are not visible if you login under a different user. If you
install Visual C++ under one user and login as another, you will not see any
available Wizards in the ATL Object Wizard dialog box.

RESOLUTION
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Other user logins that need to use Visual C++ on the same computer need to have
the same registry settings under
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ATLWizard". Here are the steps to do
this:

1. Login under the account that installed Visual C++.

2. Run REGEDIT.

3. Select "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ATLWizard."

4. Export this entry to a file by picking Registry/Export Registry File from the
  menu.

5. Login as the other user who will use Visual C++.

6. Double-click the .REG file to merge it with the registry.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Visual C++ version 6.0
for Windows.

Additional query words: kbatl210bug kbvc500bug kbatl300fix kbvc600fix

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Keywords          : kbsetup kbwizard kbATL kbVC500bug kbVC600fix kbbuglist
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVC500 kbVC32bitSearch kbVC500Search
Version           : winnt:5.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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