Error 800a01ad when starting a *.vbs file on Windows 64-bit

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Welcome to WOW64. You have to be aware of all the rules, or else behavior will look very strange. All of this has NOTHING to do with iMacros -- it applies generically to all ActiveX (COM) object processes on Windows. The iMacros Scripting Interface is just another COM process.

Problem: By default, Windows 64-bit starts the 64-bit version of wscript.exe (the VBS interpreter). This results in the "800a01ad Active X component can't create object" error message.

Solution: Start the VBS file with the 32-bit version of the Windows Scripting Host.

There are two methods:

(1) Create a batch file that contains the following line:
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\wscript.exe yourVBSscript.VBS

This will start the VBS script using the 32-bit version of VBS.

(2) Change the "VBS" file extension permanently to the 32-bit version of wscript.exe:

1. Right-click a *. VBS file, and then click Open With.

2. In the Open With dialog box, click Browse to locate the VBS version that you want: C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\wscript.exe

3. Select the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check box.

This article applies to all 64-bit version of Windows (XP, 2003, Vista).

[Tech Support]

Update: Native 64-bit Scripting Interface available:

The iMacros trial version includes the 32-bit version of the Scripting Interface. Registered users can download the native 64-bit version of the iMacros Scripting Interface from our customer center at no extra charge. This allows you to run iMacros directly from any 64-bit application on Windows x64 systems. For example, you can use it with ASP.NET with IIS running in 64-bit mode.

The use of the 64-bit version requires no code changes. After you install the 64-bit version of the Scripting Interface, 64-bit applications automatically access the 64-bit version of the interface. 32-bit application continue to work on the same system, as they automatically continue use the 32-bit version of the Scripting Interface.

For more details please see http://wiki.imacros.net/x64

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Note: If you try to use the Scripting Interface (create ("imacros") command ) in a 64-bit application and the 64-bit version of the interface is not installed, you will get an error similar to this one. The solution is to install the 64-bit interface (see above). [We post detailed information about this issue here, so users searching for this error find this page and the solution].

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 See the end of this message for details on invoking
 just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.
 
 ************** Exception Text **************
 System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID   {E672F10A-DC22-4D20-B5CC-7E94A3DBDBF2} failed due to the following error: 8007007e.
  at _CSharp_Test_Interface.Form1.cmdRun_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
  at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
  at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)


Screenshot: 64-bit .NET application running on a Windows x64 system with the 64-bit version of the Scripting Interface not installed.

Solution: Run the application in 32-bit mode or install the 64-bit version of the Scripting Interface.