---
title: '"The application cannot start" running Visual Studio as Administrator'
kind: blog
description: Copy dte*.olb from C:\Program Files (X86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSEnv to C:\Program Files X86\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE .
words: 4
readingMinutes: 1
created: '2009-11-12T15:39:55.000Z'
updated: '2026-06-27T21:03:45+02:00'
tags:
  - dotnet
  - development
---
Thanks to [Howard Little](https://www.21concepts.com/Blog/EntryId/10/Visual-Studio-2005-2008-The-application-cannot-start.aspx).