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

From	"Peter T" <askformy@gmail.com>
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	2014-05-15 12:55 +0100
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"Deanna Earley" <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> wrote in message
> On 14/05/2014 17:47, Peter T wrote:
[snip]
>>> The reinstallation is done as part of MSI/Windows Installer, not Office
>>> itself.
>>> The Office install claims ownership of those files so will always try 
>>> and
>>> return them to its expected versions.
>>> It only checks file existence so may not pick up on them being
>>> unregistered.
>>
>> Well I never knew that, thanks. But in effect it's still Office even if
>> indirectly, right? In my test the file was replaced when Office 
>> restarted,
>> not when Windows rebooted, and appeared to do a lot of work apparently
>> reinstalling itself just to replace that little file!
>
> Effectively, but it's not unique to Office.
> Any VB app installing that control from an MSI would have the same effect.
> The "lot of work" is doing a full verification of everything it "owns".

Explains several things, thanks again.

Regards,
Peter T

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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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