I'm trying to uninstall Microsoft Office 2003, but I'm getting the following error:
Can't access class id - {000209FF-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}, permission denied
I'm an administrator on the server. When I look up this key in regedit, I get the same error. If I try it under DCOMCNFG, all the options related to this keys are disabled.
Can anyone suggest a solution for this?
01 Answer
{000209FF-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
That's the class id (CLSID) for "Word.Application" (version independent ProgId).
Permission denied could be from:
- The registry
- A file
Start by looking, with regedit, at the ACL on the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{000209FF-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} key. If you use the advanced button from the permissions dialog you will be able to see the source of the access control entries (ACEs): there they're all inherited.
If your ACL is not all inherited I would suggest deleting all the non-inherited entries and ensuring include inheritable permissions is selected (and replace on child keys).
ACL here is:
- Administrators: Full control
- SYSTEM: Full control
- Users: Read
- Creator Owner: Special
