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>The CLSID is exactly the same (CD000002-8B95-11D1-82DB-00C04FB1625D) and the file is "c:\windows\system32\cdosys.dll"
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>>Try the same for 'CDO.Configuration.1' and also display value of lcActiveXFileName
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>>>I've downloaded your suggested example and added print (?) to expose loCLSID and I've received:
>>>
>>> for CDO.Message {CD000001-8B95-11D1-82DB-00C04FB1625D}
>>>
>>> for CDO.Configuration {CD000002-8B95-11D1-82DB-00C04FB1625D}
>>>