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Retrieving Com Class Component Failed with Error 80040154

electrical4YM86 — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 15:25:49 GMT

I am having a terrible time with Autocad Electrical freezing.. I look a the log and see these errors consistently and don't really know how to fix them. Any advice is certainly appreciated..

7/25/2025 10:05:06 AM: Error executing network check
7/25/2025 10:05:06 AM: Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {9E928A7C-095E-4F44-81C5-D4F14F4F0265} failed due to the following error: 80040154 Class not registered (0x80040154 (REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG)).

Re: Retrieving Com Class Component Failed with Error 80040154

lbrow140 — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:39:09 GMT

did you figure out how to fix this i have the exact same error

Re: Retrieving Com Class Component Failed with Error 80040154

jaya_priya_ramasamy — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:04:12 GMT

Hi @lbrow140 ,

May I know the version of AutoCAD Electrical you are using? Also, in which workflow you are experiencing this issue?

Please install all the updates and also any hotfixes based on the version number you have from the below article and let me know if it helps.

AutoCAD Electrical Launch: Issue With Microsoft 365 Apps Version 2601

Regards,
Jaya Priya Ramasamy
Senior QA Analyst
www.autodesk.com