A Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0-based application may require read/write permissions to a registry key even though the application only has to read the registry key.
When this problem occurs, the following event may be logged in the Application log in Event Viewer:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: .NET Runtime
Event Category: None
Event ID: 0
Date: Date
Time: Time
User: N/A
Computer: ComputerName
Description:
The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( .NET Runtime ) cannot
be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry
information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote
computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this
description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is part of the event: unable to open shim database version registry key-v2.0.50727.00000
A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.
To download this hotfix from the MSDN Code Gallery, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Note The MSDN Code Gallery displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language listed, it is because the Code Gallery resource page is not available for that language.
Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Prerequisites
To apply this hotfix, you must be running the .NET Framework 2.0.
Restart requirement
You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.
Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other software updates.
File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the
Time Zone tab in the
Date and Time item in Control Panel.
32-bit versions
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| File name | File version | File size | Date | Time | Platform |
|---|
| Mscoree.dll | 2.0.50727.109 | 270,848 | 01-May-2006 | 14:15 | x86 |
64-bit version
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| File name | File version | File size | Date | Time | Platform |
|---|
| Mscoree.dll | 2.0.50727.109 | 451,584 | 28-Apr-2006 | 21:57 | x64 |
Itanium architecture version
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| File name | File version | File size | Date | Time | Platform |
|---|
| Mscoree.dll | 2.0.50727.109 | 885,248 | 28-Apr-2006 | 22:00 | IA-64 |
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=824684/
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Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates