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Symptom #
Task failing at run time with the following error code:
“Task Run Failed”, error code 0x8007007e
Cause #
The fault mode occurs when the VBScript COM registration in the registry has been changed to point to a proprietary dll. This change is typically caused by Anti-Virus software as part of a ‘defence in depth’ approach.
Because TaskCentre requires and makes use of VBscript.dll, this breaks its functionality.
Resolution #
The resolution is to update the registry entry in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{B54F3741-5B07-11CF-A4B0-00AA004A55E8} to change the default value from this:
C :\Program Files\Anti-Virus Vendor\proprietary.dll
to this:
C:\Windows\System32\VBScript.dll
