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Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7 SysWOW64 folder?

From	Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.basic.visual.misc, microsoft.public.vb.general.discussion
Subject	Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7 SysWOW64 folder?
Date	2014-05-12 09:00 +0100
Organization	Aioe.org NNTP Server
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On 09/05/2014 23:06, GS wrote:
> I persist 100% portability with my VBA projects as well. Since OCXs
> can't be used reg-free in MS Office VBA projects a manifest just won't
> work (as I'm sure you know).
>
> My resolve for this issue is this...
>
>   my VBA project will register mscomctl.ocx at startup ONLY IF it does
>   not pre-exist on the host machine. Otherwise it uses existing
>   'registered' ocx.
>
>   IF registered at startup, the ocx is unregistered at shutdown.
>
>   The ocx 'lives' in the project's install folder.

You do realise that this requires admin access and implies (to the user) 
"not truly portable", even if you undo it afterwards?
Especially as the elevation prompt says ""Do you want to all the 
following program to make changes to this computer?"

Also, what happens when the office application crashes?
They get left registered in your application folder, causing collateral 
confusion to anything else that may want to use it.

-- 
Deanna Earley (dee.earley@icode.co.uk)
iCatcher Development Team
http://www.icode.co.uk/icatcher/

iCode Systems

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What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2014-05-08 14:14 -0400
  Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? "MikeD" <nobody@nowhere.edu> - 2014-05-08 15:38 -0400
    Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2014-05-08 17:08 -0400
      Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2014-05-08 17:19 -0400
  Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? ralph <nt_consulting@yahoo.com> - 2014-05-08 15:30 -0500
    Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? ralph <nt_consulting@yahoo.com> - 2014-05-08 15:49 -0500
    Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2014-05-08 17:17 -0400
      Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? ralph <nt_consulting@yahoo.com> - 2014-05-08 21:09 -0500
        Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2014-05-09 00:12 -0400
          Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2014-05-09 08:15 -0400
            Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? ralph <nt_consulting@yahoo.com> - 2014-05-09 16:00 -0500
              Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2014-05-09 18:06 -0400
                Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2014-05-09 19:26 -0400
                Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2014-05-12 09:00 +0100
                Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2014-05-12 18:51 -0400
              Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2014-05-09 19:55 -0400
            Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? "MikeD" <nobody@nowhere.edu> - 2014-05-09 18:09 -0400
              Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2014-05-09 18:52 -0400
                Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2014-05-09 19:48 -0400
                Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? ralph <nt_consulting@yahoo.com> - 2014-05-09 20:34 -0500
                Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2014-05-09 22:33 -0400
                Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? "CoderX" <coder@x.com> - 2014-05-12 15:40 -0400
              Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2014-05-09 20:44 -0400
  Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2014-05-09 22:47 -0400
    Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2014-05-10 19:55 -0400
      Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? "Peter T" <askformy@gmail.com> - 2014-05-12 16:19 +0100
        Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2014-05-12 19:07 -0400
          Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? "Peter T" <askformy@gmail.com> - 2014-05-13 12:38 +0100
            Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2014-05-13 15:40 -0400
              Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? "Peter T" <askformy@gmail.com> - 2014-05-14 16:40 +0100
                Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2014-05-14 17:13 +0100
                Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? "Peter T" <askformy@gmail.com> - 2014-05-14 17:47 +0100
                Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2014-05-15 08:59 +0100
                Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? "Peter T" <askformy@gmail.com> - 2014-05-15 12:55 +0100
                Re: What's the reason for comctl32.dll + comctl32.ocx in Win7  SysWOW64 folder? GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2014-05-14 13:00 -0400

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