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** Troubleshooting ** - "Error Launching menu item "Controller Link" ... Library not registered ... TYPE_E_LIBNOTREGISTERED" when click Excel link

Troubleshooting


Problem

User launches main Controller client (CCR.EXE). User clicks the green 'X' (to launch the Controller Excel link). An error appears.

Symptom


Error Launching menu item "Controller Link"
[Details] [OK]

Error Details
Unable to cast COM object of type
'Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.ApplicationClass' to interface type 'Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel._Application'. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM component for the interface with IIF '{000208D5-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}' failed due to the following error: Library not registered. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8002801D (TYPE_E_LIBNOTREGISTERED)).

[{"Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Product":{"code":"SS9S6B","label":"IBM Cognos Controller"},"ARM Category":[{"code":"a8m0z000000Gmx2AAC","label":"Error"}],"ARM Case Number":"TS004126739","Platform":[{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"All Version(s)"},{"Product":{"code":"SSMRTZ","label":"IBM Cognos Controller on Cloud"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":" ","Platform":[{"code":"","label":""}],"Version":"","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}}]

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Modified date:
08 May 2025

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