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HowToFixTheError:CantFindScriptEngine Search
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Tips PostedbyRoyonNovember26,2012
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TheCantFindScriptEngine Enteremailaddress:
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messagemayoccurwhenyou viaEmail

trytorunaprogramthatuses
VBScriptaMicrosoft
programminglanguagemodeled

onVisualBasic.Iencountered
thismessagewhilsttestinga
desktopshortcutwhichused
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VBScripttoautomatically
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createasystemrestorepoint.
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VBScriptreliesuponaspecificfile(vbscript.dll)beingpresentandcorrectly
registeredinWindows.Wewillreviewtwopossiblesolutionstoresolvesuch
anerrorthefirstistoreregisterthevbscript.dllfileandthesecondisto
repairaspecificregistrysetting. RECENT

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ReregisterTheDllFile Readers2015
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1.Openanelevated(admin)commandpromptbothoptionsopenupa Keyword.URLHack
CommandPromptwindow: InFirefox36And
Later
Chrome28GetsRich
XPclickStart\AllPrograms\Accessories\CommandPrompt
NotificationsAnd
Vista/Windows7clickStart\AllPrograms\Accessoriesthenright NewBlinkRendering
clickonCommandPromptandclickonRunasadministrator Engine
EasilyViewHow
LongUsersAre
2.Carefullytypethefollowing,pressingEnteraftereachline:
LoggedOnForWith
WinLogOnView
cd%windir%\system32 EasilyViewYour
regsvr32vbscript.dll SystemUptime

YoushouldseeamessagethattheoperationsucceededpressOKthen ReportsWith
TurnedOnTimesView
closetheCommandPromptwindow.
 TurnedOnTimesView
closetheCommandPromptwindow.

Tip:iftheoperationsaysthatvbscript.dllwasnotfound(andyouresureyou POPULAR

ranthecommandfromthesystem32folderasabove)thentrytoreplacethe HowToFix
missingvbscript.dllfilebyusingSystemFileChecker. BOOTMGRIs
CompressedError
Message
3.RuntheprogramthatusesVBScriptagainandseeifitworksifitstill
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producesthesameScriptEngineerror,proceedtothenextsection. CrashesInGoogle
Chrome
RepairVBScriptLanguageRegistrySetting FoldersAnd
DocumentsHidden
ByVirus
Becarefulwheneditingtheregistrycreateasystemrestorepointfirstfor
DocumentsNot
safetyortakeabackupe.g.withtheTweaking.comregistrybackuputility.
PrintingStuckIn
PrintQueue
1.OpentheRegistryEditor: NATPCM009S
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XPclickStart\RunandtyperegeditintotheRunboxthenpressOK AndroidTablet

Vista/7clickStartandtyperegeditintotheSearchboxthenpressOK

2.IntheRegistryEditor,browsetothefollowingkey:

HKCR\CLSID\{B54F37415B0711cfA4B000AA004A55E8}\InprocServer32

Theentrycalled(Default)shouldhaveavalueof
C:\Windows\system32\vbscript.dllasshownbelow(ignoretheDefaultEngine
andThreadingModelentriesyoumayhavedifferentones):

Correctvalueof(Default)

However,anold/corruptantivirusmayhavesetthevalueof(Default)to
somethingdifferentasshownbelow:

Incorrectvalueof(Default)setbyoldantivirus(Avast,sinceuninstalled)

Ifthevalueof(Default)isnotcorrectthendoubleclickitandchangeitsvalue
toC:\Windows\system32\vbscript.dllandpressOK.
Note:ifyougetanErrorEditingValueerrormessagewhenyoupressOK,
youneedtochangethepermissionsoftheInprocServer32registrykeythen
tryagain.

3.ClosetheRegistryEditorandrestartthecomputer.

4.RuntheprogramthatusesVBScriptagainiftheregistrysettingwasthe
causeoftheerroritshouldnowwork.

WhyIsTheRegistryChangeRequired?

The(Default)valuedefinesthefiletobeusedbyVBScriptbydefaultthisis
vbscript.dll

Someantivirusprogramschangeittopointtotheirown.dllfilesothey
processthescriptsandcancheckforsignsofmaliciousbehavioragood
thing.

However,thisbecomesaproblemiftheantivirusisuninstalled(soitdeletesits
own.dllfile)butdoesnotalsochangethe(Default)valuebacktotheoriginal
vbscript.dlllocation

Inthiscase,VBScriptcontinuestolookfortheantivirus.dllfilethatnolonger
existscausingtheerrormessagethatitcantbefound:

Conclusion

TherecanbemanycausesforVBScripterrormessagesbutthisparticularone
isoftencausedbyabadlycodeduninstallofanantivirusprogram.

IhaveseenAvast!uninstallationcausethisproblemandsomepeoplesuggest
McAfeemayalsoberesponsibledoubtlessthereareseveralothers.

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23ResponsestoHowToFixTheError:CantFindScript
EngineVBScriptForScript

1. Tonysays:
May22,2014at3:21PM

StupidAvastafteruninstallingleavealinkbacktoscriptingintheregistry.

Excellentrepairinstructions.Thankyou!!!!!

IgaveinsightAhAScr.dllintheWindowsregistryanddeletedall..\
Avast\AhAScr.dllandreplacedtheC:\Windows\system32\vbscript.dll

Thanksfortheinstructions.

Excusemybadtranslation.

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2. ChristianDelgadosays:
July25,2015at2:15AM

Icantfindtheregistrykey
HKCR\CLSID\{B54F37415B0711cfA4B0
00AA004A55E8}\InprocServer32

Cansomeonehelpme

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Roysays:
July25,2015at2:32AM

@ChristianHKCRstandsforHKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
UnderthatfolderyoullfindCLSID(needtoscrolldownalong
wayasitdoesNOThaveafullstopbeforeit)
WithintheCLSIDfolderyoushouldfind{B54F37415B0711cf
A4B000AA004A55E8}andthentheInprocServer32keywithinit

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ChristianDelgadosays:
July31,2015at3:46PM

ThanksALOT!!!!

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3. AARsays:
July27,2015at5:49AM

Perfectsolution.Thankyou.
andfortherecord,IuninstalledMcAfeebeforethiserror.soitwascaused
byMcAfee.

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4. Ralphsays:
September23,2015at12:02PM

Hi,
Icannotchangethevalueonmylaptop.
AwindowpopsupsayingErrorwriting
thevaluesnewcontents.
Whattodo?Anysuggestions?
Thanks

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Roysays:
September23,2015at5:12PM

@RalphseetheNoteattheendofsection2ofRepairVBScript
sectionabove(thelinkinbluewhichsayschangethe
permissionsoftheInprocServer32registrykey.

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5. FuriousRangersays:
April8,2016at10:56PM

HeyGuys!TheVeryeasyway:
1.OpenNotepad.
2.Putinthis:

WindowsRegistryEditorVersion5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{B54F37415B0711cfA4B0
00AA004A55E8}\InprocServer32]
@=C:\\Windows\\system32\\vbscript.dll

DefaultEngine=C:\\Windows\\system32\\vbscript.dll
ThreadingModel=Both

3.SaveandExit
4.Renameit:VBSRepair.reg(required)
5.Opentheregfile.Afterthatrestartyourpc.
Thatsit
 SorryforbadEnglish

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6. EvertonGodoysays:
April22,2016at2:16PM

Perfect,itworkedproperly.

Thankyouverymuchforthetip.

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7. Surekhasays:
November13,2016at8:27PM

IfollowedabovestepsbutafterthaterrorwindowshowingwhenItryingto
restart..onlytheuserlogindonenotshowinganythinglikedesktopsfile..
onlytheblankblacksreenareshowing!!HelpmewhatIdo..thesame
errordisplayingagainnagain!Ialsotriedresettingmylapybutproblemnt
solved

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