MSCOMCTL.OCX should install with VFP. Maybe you need to reinstall VFP to get a clean install...

Registration on Win Vista/7/8 requires that you run as an Adminstrator explicitly in order for the DLL to register properly.

+++ Rick ---

>in windows 8.1 thor barfs when it looks for mscomctl.ocx
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>i went to microsoft and dowloaded it but it does not install correctly.
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>any fix for this?
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>Peter