Upgraded to 22.4.2, VBscript stopped working, can't create ActiveX object

[Rupert5F94]

Hi,

I recently updated to the newest PS version. I am using some complex VBscript/WSH script to automate much of my workflow.

But after the update, they all fail. I cannot even create the Photoshop ActiveX object. The simple code line

Set objApp = CreateObject( "Photoshop.Application" )

  fails with the error message

Skript:	C:\XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX\XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.vbs
Zeile:	16
Zeichen:	1
Fehler:	ActiveX-Komponenten kann kein Objekt erstellen: 'Photoshop.Application'
Code:	800A01AD
Quelle: 	Laufzeitfehler in Microsoft VBScript

which essentially means that "Photoshop.Application" cannot be instantiated.

I still see people on this forum using scripts, so apparently the feature has not been removed.

Any ideas? Thank you very much!

[Kukurykus]

Once I had the same problem, but not in the latter Photoshop. I don't remember what was the cause and how I solved it, but maybe if I remember well I found that's a problem of vbs, not Photoshop, so if you won't find the reason why it happens (by googling) you may be forced to resinstal Windows.

[Rupert5F94 · Accepted solution]

Uninstalling (deleting all settings) and reinstalling from the CC app has fixed the issue.