I don't see what MT.EXE has to do with it.
Here's a piece of manifest buit with VS 2008

<file name="mscomct2.ocx" asmv2:size="656200">
    <hash xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2">
      <dsig:Transforms>
        <dsig:Transform Algorithm="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:HashTransforms.Identity" />
      </dsig:Transforms>
      <dsig:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1" />
      <dsig:DigestValue>fr7e0IwIS39kya1PaczsF/XhbFQ=</dsig:DigestValue>
    </hash>
    <typelib tlbid="{86cf1d34-0c5f-11d2-a9fc-0000f8754da1}" version="2.0" helpdir="c:\WINDOWS\\HELP\cmctl298.chm" resourceid="0" flags="CONTROL,HASDISKIMAGE" />
    <comClass clsid="{b09de715-87c1-11d1-8be3-0000f8754da1}" threadingModel="Apartment" tlbid="{86cf1d34-0c5f-11d2-a9fc-0000f8754da1}" progid="MSComCtl2.Animation.2" description="Animation Control" />
    <comClass clsid="{603c7e80-87c2-11d1-8be3-0000f8754da1}" threadingModel="Apartment" tlbid="{86cf1d34-0c5f-11d2-a9fc-0000f8754da1}" progid="MSComCtl2.UpDown.2" description="UpDown Control" />
    <comClass clsid="{232e456a-87c3-11d1-8be3-0000f8754da1}" threadingModel="Apartment" tlbid="{86cf1d34-0c5f-11d2-a9fc-0000f8754da1}" progid="MSComCtl2.MonthView.2" description="Microsoft MonthView Control" />
    <comClass clsid="{20dd1b9e-87c4-11d1-8be3-0000f8754da1}" threadingModel="Apartment" tlbid="{86cf1d34-0c5f-11d2-a9fc-0000f8754da1}" progid="MSComCtl2.DTPicker.2" description="Microsoft Date and Time Picker Control" />
    <comClass clsid="{fe38753a-44a3-11d1-b5b7-0000c09000c4}" threadingModel="Apartment" tlbid="{86cf1d34-0c5f-11d2-a9fc-0000f8754da1}" progid="MSComCtl2.FlatScrollBar.2" description="Microsoft Flat Scrollbar Control" />
  </file>

>I am certainly getting nearer to the solution. If some great forum-er could use the "MT.exe" to process the mscomct2.ocx and dump the result here, one would be most welcom. I dream VFP-ers could say "bye bye" to regsvr32 :)
>
>Kind regards for your great support here.