>Is there an easy way to determine if a DLL or OCX is already registered? I assume you can read the registry in some way but I don't know how to do this. If you could point me in the direction of what I need to read to learn how to do this, I would appreciate it very much.
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See http://www.berezniker.com/content/pages/visual-foxpro/verify-activex-presence-and-registration and FAQ #7699