InternetWorks Error 80080005 Opening a URL

Q128049

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

You receive one of the following error messages:

InternetWorks Error 80080005
InternetWorks Error 80040155
when you open a Uniform Resource Locator (URL).


CAUSE

Internet Assistant is not registered correctly.


RESOLUTION

To correctly register Internet Assistant, do any of the following:

Method 1:

From File Manager, double-click the IWIA.EXE file in the <Winword>\INTERNET subdirectory. Internet Assistant will start and register itself.

Method 2:

Uninstall Internet Assistant, and then install it again.

Method 3:

If your registration database (REG.DAT) is damaged or corrupt, you can rebuild it, and then use Method 1 or 2 to correctly register Internet Assistant. For additional information on how to rebuild your registration database, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q122964 How to Rebuild the Reg.Date File and Re-Register Applications
NOTE: Internet Assistant will not correctly register if you double-click the IWIA.REG file.

Additional query words: iaword winword Internet ia html word6 assistant error message 80080005 registration

Keywords : kbwdinternet
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Last Reviewed: November 4, 2000
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