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Q160771: PRB: Setup Unable to Register an .ocx File Error

Article: Q160771
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 5.00
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbsetup
Last Modified: 09-MAR-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When using setup disks created by the Setup Wizard to install an executable
file, the set up process does not complete because the following error appears:

  <filename.ocx> was unable to register itself in the System Registry

followed by the message:

  Setup not completed successfully.

The Setup process then terminates.

CAUSE
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The Setup program is unable to register the .ocx file because it is corrupted or
the incorrect version.

RESOLUTION
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Ensure that the .ocx file is located in the same folder as the executable file
before the Setup Wizard compresses the files.

Next, check the version of the .ocx file being used with the executable file
against the corresponding .ocx file located in the either the Windows\System or
Windows\System32 folder. On Windows 95, the Windows\System folder contains the
.ocx files that shipped with Visual FoxPro 5.0. On Windows NT 3.51 or 4.0, they
reside in the Windows\System32 folder. To determine the version of an .ocx file,
on Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0, start Windows Explorer or My Computer,
highlight the .ocx file, right-click (secondary click) and click Properties on
the menu that appears, and press the Version tab. On Windows NT 3.51, highlight
the file, and press the Alt and Enter keys.

The General tab provides information on the file size in bytes. This information
is useful if you suspect file corruption. Again, compare the file being
compressed with the file in the appropriate Windows\System folder.

MORE INFORMATION
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The Visual FoxPro Help file provides a list of .ocx controls that shipped with
Visual FoxPro 5.0. Type "Help ActiveX Controls Overview" (without quotations
marks) in the Command window.

NOTE: The Help documentation incorrectly refers to the Comctrl32.ocx file. The
correct file name is Comctl32.ocx.

Below is a list of the .ocx controls that ship with Visual FoxPro 5.0 and their
corresponding version number:

Control File Name             Version
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Comctl32.ocx                  1.0.2908

This control contains:

  ImageList
  ListView
  ProgressBar
  Slider
  StatusBar
  TabStrip
  Toolbar
  TreeView

Comdlg32.ocx                  1.0.2415

Dblist32.ocx                  1.0.2926
This control contains:

  MSDataCombo
  MSDataList

Foxhwnd.ocx                   1, 5, 0, 0

Foxtlib.ocx                   5, 0, 0, 344

Grid32.ocx                    1.0.2908

Mci32.ocx                     1.0.2815

Msacal70.ocx                  7.0

Mscomm32.ocx                  1.0.2805

Msmapi32.ocx                  1.0.2815
This control contains:

  Microsoft MAPI Message
  Microsoft MAPI Session

Msoutl32.ocx                  1.0.2922

Picclp32.ocx                  1.0.2415

Richtx32.ocx                  1.0.2922

Sysinfo.ocx                   1.0.001

Tabctl32.ocx                  4.01.0000

Threed32.ocx                  1.0.0041
This control contains:

  3D Check box
  3D Command button
  3D Frame
  3D Group Push Button
  3D Option Button
  3D Panel

REFERENCES
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For more information about the ActiveX Controls Overview Help topic, please see
the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q157193 DOCERR: ActiveX Controls Help Topic Lists Incorrect File


Additional query words: VFoxWin kbdsd

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbsetup 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP500
Version           : 5.00
Issue type        : kbprb

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