cannot create "wscript.shell"

[fvharen]

I build a windows application that checks a pc's shortcuts, through:
"
private Shortcut, WshShell, temp

WshShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
Shortcut = WshShell.CreateShortcut("exampleshortcut.lnk")

"

On two testpc's this works fine. On a third, the actual production pc, this causes a System.Exception at Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction.CreateObject(String ProgId, String ServerName). My application hangs on this, coming to an hold

How can I tackle this?

Frank

 

[fvharen]

the actual (first) line it crashes on is

WshShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")