>I want a way in code to find the mswinsck.ocx file on the box running the application. I was trying to use FILE() but it seems to be reliant on the PATH set within the applicaton. I want to look beyond that. Or if there is another way to handle it. Maybe I should carry the file in the table in my project, but that doesn't seem like the best way.

If it's on the box, it should be registered and be listed in the registry under: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools, so you should be able to use the registry class to look for it there. If it's not there, then I guess it's not on the box (or not registered).