I am suffering a common problem still, despite uninstalling Project 2003 previously to try to fix a dll clash.
My system was working fine. I could open and edit documents from SharePoint just fine. Something broke it - and I believe (as in the article at the start) that that was Windows Update.
Now when I try and edit a document, I get the error
‘Edit Document’ requires a Windows SharePoint Services-compatible application and Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or greater.
Which is annoying, as I have this. I looked up the knowledgebase article, followed the instructions, and ended up trying to register/unregister the dll. Except that I can’t. When I try, and I get the error
The module “owssupp.dll” was loaded but the call to DllUnregisterServer failed with error code 0×80070716.
Apparently
This exit code means that “the resource name specified cannot be found in the image file”.
Ooookaaay. Risking my geek credentials, that is gibberish to me. Uninstalling and reinstalling SharePoint Support in the Office features did not fix the problem for me.I think I’m looking at a full Office reinstall. What a load…
Copy owssupp.dll from the Office11 directory to the Office12 directory.
I did try that, but it didn’t work, though I must confess I’ve forgotten what did happen!
So after trying all suggestions, uninstalling and reinstalling Office 03, etc etc; I noticed the user had IE7 installed. Uninstalled IE7 and rebooted, now the user is able to edit sharepoint documents normally.
Weird. Had the user installed any ActiveX controls - e.g. Project Server support? I think that might have been what screwed up my system.
I have tried absolutely everything to get this to work, short of uninstalling IE7 like Casey suggested. I went into IE7, to the Internet Options, then to the Advanced tab, and clicked Reset. After IE7 was reset to default, it FINALLY worked for me.
Really weird. It’d be interesting to see what it is resetting. I might give that a go - although my system has mysteriously started working…