>>>We have a problem with using MAPI activex on a Citrix system. For some reason we have lost the registry license info for no reason. The server has not had any changes and has been running perfectly. Suddenly, we have to re-update the registry using the fox.reg file.
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>>>Has anybody else come across anything similar? Does anybody know if there is a time limit on fox.reg? This is the second time this has happened and it *seems* to be about a month since the last time!
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>>I recently installed the MSMAPI ocx in one computer (Win98) and it didn't register properly.
>>This error keeps showing when I try to instanciate the class.
>>I tried to reinstall the OCX but the error keeps showing.
>>I didn't know that fox.reg would clear the problem. I'll try it next monday.
>>What does fox.reg does exactly ?
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>>I have this error (Apropriate License not found) from times to times with other OCX's (MSOUTL and the OCX's from DBi).
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>Fox.reg updates the registry. Apparently, VFP (or something else) either incorrectly updates, undoes, or does not update the registry for some ActiveX controls. This is only what I've picked up, I'm not sure of the facts.

I'd venture a guess that some or all of the registry entries involved are assigned under the current HKEY_CURRENT_USER (which is really just the current hive of HKEY_USERS in effect at the moment.) If that's the case, you'd have to register the object for each userid; it'd get ugly fast.