Unable to open shim database version registry key – v2.0.50727.00000.

Q: I get the following error om my terminal servers:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: .NET Runtime
Event Category: None
Event ID: 0
Date:  2007-06-19
Time:  07:08:58
User:  N/A
Computer: COMPUTER
Description:
The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( .NET Runtime ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is part of the event: Unable to open shim database version registry key – v2.0.50727.00000.

A: There is a hotfix for this but I am not sure how public it is. I got it from connect.microsoft.com (direct link below)

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