Retrieving the COM class factory for component error while generating word document

Question

I am trying to edit a word document from VB.NET using for the most part this code:

How to automate Word from Visual Basic .NET to create a new document

Answer 1

I had the same problem while generating word document. The issue i solved by checking the task manager, and by ending the currently running process WINWORD.EXEs and then executed my code again. The issue gone.

Answer 2

This appears to be what you are experiencing.

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/netfxbcl/thread/006cbbac-101a-40ea-ae16-d59a7a2da8b1