Emmanuel,
There is a bug in VFP 6 that causes this error if the client does not have
the design time license and you use CreateObject() to instantiate it.

The workaround is the create a OleControl class and base it on the winsock control, and instantiate the class containing the control instead at runtime.

There is a microsoft KB article on this if you want to read further.

>I have a VFP 6 application that uses the MSWINSCK.OCX control. Every time I try to instantiate it, I get an error message about not having an "Appropriate license". I downloaded the FOX.REG file and imported the Foxpro keys into my registry. However, I am still getting the same message every time the class is instantiated. Is there a more recent version of the FOX.REG file? Apparently, it does not have the entries for the MSWinsck control.
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>Thanks