OLE Automation will not work: unable to open type library SPSSWIN.TLB?

Problem Description:  I am running SPSS for Windows on a Windows 2000 or Windows XP machine. When I launch the application while logged-in as a user account, I receive the following alert:

error: OLE Automation will not work: unable to open type library SPSSWIN.TLB.

I can click on OK and start using SPSS. However, when I log in as a local Administrator, the error does not occur. How can I prevent this error from displaying every time I launch the software under a user account?

Resolution Subject: Please see the following resolution

Resolution Description: 
SPSS is designed to ensure that it is registered on every launch. If it is not registered properly, the application will attempt to write to various areas of the Windows Registry. If the user's permissions are insufficient, the above error will occur. Although this error is innocuous, you can prevent it from appearing each time you start SPSS by following the instructions below.

1. Log on as an Administrator. This is critical as system updates are made during the process and you must have complete authority to modify system registry entries.

2. Acquire regini.exe and copy it into the SPSS installation directory

For Windows XP, this file should already reside in the \Windows\System32 directory.

For Windows 2000, you can obtain this file from a Windows XP machine or download the file as part of the Windows 2000 or 2003 Resource Kit from Microsoft's website, etc..

3. Download 63635.zip from the following location and extract the three files into the SPSS installation directory.

ftp://ftp.spss.com/pub/spss/windows/63635.zip

4. Run ole.bat.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Product(s) Affected:

Product	Version
SPSS	15.0
SPSS	14.0
SPSS	13.0
SPSS	12.0