The two controls I want to create independent of forms are the MSMAPI controls (Session and Message). These are for my MAPI class which, at the moment, requires a registry update (developer license) to be run prior to using.

>Nigel,
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>If I may ask, what do you want to do with it ? Which ActiveX control ? What are you trying to achieve ?
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>Why isn't the ADDOBJECT method an alternative ?
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>Walter,