{"id":408,"date":"2020-10-15T14:43:14","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T18:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mediamonkey.com\/support\/?post_type=knowledgebase&#038;p=408"},"modified":"2020-10-15T15:11:51","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T19:11:51","slug":"cant-find-script-engine-error-message","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/www.mediamonkey.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/mediamonkey-install-config\/cant-find-script-engine-error-message\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Can&#8217;t find script engine &#8230;&#8217; \/  &#8216;A script for the specified language can not be created&#8217; error messages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>MediaMonkey Addons (scripts) depend upon the Windows Scripting framework to run. If it isn&#8217;t installed or configured correctly, then Addons may fail or show errors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8216;Can&#8217;t find script engine \u2026&#8217;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some antivirus applications may prevent scripts from being registered; this error can occur if the antivirus application tries to scan an Addon before allowing it to be run by Windows&#8217; scripting engine, and fails to find the vbscript.dll file after scanning is complete.<br><br>The problem is sometimes introduced after <a href=\"http:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;981332\">Microsoft patch <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/help\/980232\/ms10-020-vulnerabilities-in-smb-client-could-allow-remote-code-executi\">MS10-020<\/a> has been installed and Kaspersky Internet Security is running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To resolve the &#8216;Can&#8217;t find script engine \u2026&#8217; error, you may edit the registry using REGEDIT:<br><br>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\CLSID\\{B54F3741-5B07-11cf-A4B0-00AA004A55E8}\\InprocServer32]<br>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\CLSID\\{B54F3742-5B07-11cf-A4B0-00AA004A55E8}\\InprocServer32]<br>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\CLSID\\{B54F3743-5B07-11cf-A4B0-00AA004A55E8}\\InprocServer32]<br><br>And write &#8220;C:\\Windows\\system32\\vbscript.dll&#8221; as key values<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\Wow6432Node\\CLSID\\{B54F3741-5B07-11cf-A4B0-00AA004A55E8}\\InprocServer32]<br>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\Wow6432Node\\CLSID\\{B54F3742-5B07-11cf-A4B0-00AA004A55E8}\\InprocServer32]<br>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\Wow6432Node\\CLSID\\{B54F3743-5B07-11cf-A4B0-00AA004A55E8}\\InprocServer32]<br><br>And write &#8220;C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\vbscript.dll&#8221; as key values<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8216;A script for the specified language can not be created&#8217;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On some systems (particularly x64 systems), User Access Controls (UAC) may interfere with proper registration of scripting components, resulting in the above error. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To resolve the &#8216;A script for the specified language can not be created&#8217;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Run CMD in administrator mode (click the Windows Start button -> type CMD in the search bar and right click, then choose execute as administrator).<\/li><li>Type\/execute &#8220;cd \\windows\\syswow64&#8221; (&#8220;cd \\windows\\system32&#8221; for 32 Bit windows)<\/li><li>Type\/execute &#8220;regsvr32 \/U vbscript.dll&#8221; to unregister Visual Basic Script (vbscript) and Windows Scripting Host (WSH) library if it is registered<br>Type\/execute &#8220;regsvr32 vbscript.dll&#8221; to register Visual Basic Script (vbscript) and Windows Scripting Host (WSH) library<\/li><li>Type\/execute &#8220;regsvr32 \/U jscript.dll&#8221; to unregister Java Script (jscript) library if it is registered<br>Type\/execute &#8220;regsvr32 jscript.dll&#8221; to register Java Script (jscript) library<\/li><li>Type\/execute &#8220;regsvr32 \/U scrrun.dll&#8221; to unregister Microsoft Script Runtime library if it is registered<br>Type\/execute &#8220;regsvr32 scrrun.dll&#8221; to register Microsoft Script Runtime library<\/li><li>Type\/execute &#8220;regsvr32 \/U msscript.ocx&#8221; to register Microsoft Script Control library if it is registered<br>Type\/execute &#8220;regsvr32 msscript.ocx&#8221; to register Microsoft Script Control library<br><br>After registering these libraries MediaMonkey and any third party addons \/ scripts should work without issues.<br><br>Note: To test VBScript, you can use the following test show the VBScript Version on your system:<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.happymonkeying.com\/eSupport\/Test_VBscript.exe\">http:\/\/www.happymonkeying.com\/eSupport\/Test_VBscript.exe<\/a> should show VBScript Version.<br>If it fails to display the version, there may still be a problem with scripting on your system.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>NOTES<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Editing the Windows Registry is not without risk. Make sure you familiarize yourself with the Windows Registry through online searches prior to modifying it.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MediaMonkey Addons (scripts) depend upon the Windows Scripting framework to run. 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