ATL Server works in IDE does not work via cmd

Question

I working on an ATL Service project, an exe (out of process) NOT a DLL, and have created my COM object. When I test the Server in Visual Studio 2015 with a test client application it works with no problems. When I install the server using, as recommended by MSDN,

YourEXE.exe /Service

The server installs and is visible in Services however when I use the same test client application I get the REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG Class not registered error (Please note Question does not solve this).

Any ideas on a potential problems? I have only added the COM object and have not modified the rest of template in anyway. Have I possibly missed something?

You can debug the registration process (`YourEXE.exe /RegServer`). Are you running the registration with elevated privileges (it writes to HKLM)? — Richard Critten, Aug 15 '16 at 19:54
How do I debug it? It is being run with elevated privileges but writes to HKCR instead of HKLM. — Aazarus, Aug 16 '16 at 07:16

score -1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 23 '16 at 12:05

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We found the problem. The .rgs file had the wrong GUID in it. This is unusual as the file was auto generated.

answered Aug 23 '16 at 12:05

Aazarus

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Why the downvote? A comment would have been helpful! – Aazarus Aug 23 '16 at 20:58

ATL Server works in IDE does not work via cmd

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