Installing IconPackager 3.00a breaks Microsoft Reader

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Setup:
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Windows 2000 SP4 + all the latest updates
Microsoft Reader 2.1.1 (latest version)
IconPackager Enhanced v3.00a

Symptoms:
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Installed IconPackager. A day or two later, I rebooted my computer. When I tried to launch Microsoft Reader later, I got this error:

msreader.exe - Application Error : The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000005). Click on OK to terminate the application.

I went as far as to reinstall SP4 and all the updates since. Nothing worked.

Solution:
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At a command line, type:

regsvr32 /u _path_to_iconpackager_folder_\iprepair.dll

I discovered this by tracking and comparing modules loaded by my MSReader and one installed on another computer that happens not have IconPackager installed. Once I unregistered iprepair.dll, MSReader worked again.

iprepair.dll does not appear to cause problems with any of my other apps.

Additional Info:
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iprepair.dll version is 3.0.0.1, date Jan 10 2005


Thank god for Dependency Walker, otherwise I'd never have fixed this bug. So what exactly is going on?
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Hmmm, the solution to this problem, unregistering the dll, is all over the site and is old news 

The problem with IconPackager itself was fixed in the last update, 3.00b.093, released yesterday.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
Funny that you say the problem is fixed - it's still blocking MS Reader on my system.
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