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uninstalling a driver messed up my machine by removing/unregistering MSXML6.dll

and now, I get this when compiling my stuff

The error happens for a win64 compilation.
file.cpp: fatal error C1083: Cannot open type library file: 'msxml6.dll': No such file or directory

the code is:
C++
#import <msxml6.dll> named_guids no_implementation



The files are on my machine :
C++
C:\Windows\System32\msxml6.dll
C:\Windows\System32\msxml6r.dll
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msxml6.dll
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msxml6r.dll
C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-msxml60_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17514_none_e69401b1ad75f960\msxml6.dll
C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-msxml60_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17514_none_e69401b1ad75f960\msxml6r.dll
C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-msxml60_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18431_none_e67b484dad8901b7\msxml6.dll
C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-msxml60_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18431_none_e67b484dad8901b7\msxml6r.dll
C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-msxml60_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.22640_none_e6f916c8c6afa142\msxml6.dll
C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-msxml60_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.22640_none_e6f916c8c6afa142\msxml6r.dll
C:\Windows\winsxs\wow64_microsoft-windows-msxml60_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17514_none_f0e8ac03e1d6bb5b\msxml6.dll
C:\Windows\winsxs\wow64_microsoft-windows-msxml60_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17514_none_f0e8ac03e1d6bb5b\msxml6r.dll
C:\Windows\winsxs\wow64_microsoft-windows-msxml60_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18431_none_f0cff29fe1e9c3b2\msxml6.dll
C:\Windows\winsxs\wow64_microsoft-windows-msxml60_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.18431_none_f0cff29fe1e9c3b2\msxml6r.dll
C:\Windows\winsxs\wow64_microsoft-windows-msxml60_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.22640_none_f14dc11afb10633d\msxml6.dll
C:\Windows\winsxs\wow64_microsoft-windows-msxml60_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.22640_none_f14dc11afb10633d\msxml6r.dll

I'm trying to download and install the MSXML6 component, but for some reasons it does not seem to work.


http://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=3988[^]

I downloaded 2 installation package:
msxml6_64.msi
msxml6_SDK.msi

When I install each one of them it tells me it install successfully; but there is nothing in the "installed programs" control panel; trying to repair or uninstall (by right-clicking on the MSI file) it says that it can only be done on installed products!!!

I tried looking at suggestions on the "internets" but they all do nothing.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

Max.
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Updated 10-Feb-15 5:03am
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CHill60 10-Feb-15 9:32am    
Which of the System32 or SysWOW64 dlls appears first in the PATH, LIB or /I directive? Is that the right version for the platform you are building for (64-bit and 32-bit respectively)?
Maximilien 10-Feb-15 13:28pm    
Thanks, I believe that was the problem. all the default paths (%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem) were not in the PATH environment variables.
If you want to put that as a real answer, then I can accept it.
CHill60 11-Feb-15 6:25am    
Done :)
TheRealSteveJudge 10-Feb-15 10:41am    
Just an idea: What happens when you reinstall the driver you uninstalled before?
Maximilien 10-Feb-15 10:54am    
No change. It (same code) compiles in 32bits, but not in 64 bits.

MSXML6 is included with all recent versions of Windows, so the MSI packages are unlikely to work. The download link says that the MSI files only work on:
  • Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
  • Windows XP Service Pack 1
  • Windows XP Service Pack 2


Try this:
  1. Open an admin command prompt;
  2. cd C:\Windows\System32\
  3. regsvr32 -u msxml6.dll
  4. regsvr32 msxml6.dll
  5. cd C:\Windows\SysWOW64\
  6. regsvr32 -u msxml6.dll
  7. regsvr32 msxml6.dll

(You need to run from both directories to re-register both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions.)

If that doesn't work, try running the system file checker: sfc /scannow
Use the System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted system files[^]
 
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Maximilien 10-Feb-15 11:33am    
Thanks,

All of the above does not work (well, the reg/unreg worked, but recompile my code gave the same errors in x64).
sfc did not work report anything particular (Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations.)

I will reboot (probably the 50th time today) and see if it works.

(I'm still looking into CHill60 question)
Maximilien 10-Feb-15 13:29pm    
Thanks Richard,
The issue was the PATH environment variable that was scrapped and was missing the default windows 7 paths (see Chill's answer above)
As discussed with Maximillien ... I suggested checking which of the System32 or SysWOW64 dlls appears first in the PATH, LIB or /I directive? Is that the right version for the platform you are building for (64-bit and 32-bit respectively)?

OP confirmed all the default paths (%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem) were not in the PATH environment variables.
 
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TheRealSteveJudge 11-Feb-15 6:53am    
Good idea! 5*

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