>Hi there,
>
>I am using the chilkat ftp-activex-dll which works very well.
>Because a öot of our users are encountering problems when it comes to
>register the dll I have tried to write a custom manifest-file to
>avoid registration but all my attempts have failed by now.
>This is what I did
>
>- Opened the file galileo.exe with Visual Studio to get the built-in manifest and saved
>it as "galileo.exe.manifest".
>
>- Searched for 'Chilkat_9_5_0.Ftp2', found it and saved the classid:
>{32BD32D3-66EA-4EE6-A684-20CE86F757C1}
>
>- Searched the classid and found it and took the threadung-model "apartment
>
>- Wrote the file-section for the manifest-file and inserted it:
>
>

><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
><assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
><assemblyIdentity 
>	version="1.0.0.0" 
>	type="win32" 
>	name="Galileo" 
>	processorArchitecture="x86"
>/>
><description>Visual FoxPro</description>
><dependency>
>    <dependentAssembly>
>        <assemblyIdentity
>            type="win32"
>            name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls"
>            version="6.0.0.0"
>            language="*"
>            processorArchitecture="x86"
>            publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df"
>        />
>    </dependentAssembly>
></dependency>
><file name="ChilkatAx-9.5.0-win32.dll">
>    <comClass threadingModel= "APARTMENT"
>    progid="CHILKAT_9_5_0.FTP2"
>    clsid="{32BD32D3-66EA-4EE6-A684-20CE86F757C1}"
>    description="Chilkat FTP"/>
></file>
></assembly>
>

>
>- Unregisterd the 'Chilkatax-9.5.0-win32.dll
>
>- Compiled the exe file and tested it without success. The customized
>manifest is imported, but using the dll without registration does not work.
>
>Has anyone tried this before and could give me some advice?
>I am not sure if the classid and the progid are correct as the dll is registered
>with a lot of entries.
>
>Best regards
>
>Thomas

Your importing the manifest where?