It's a bug in VFP. See mskb #Q192693.

>I'm adding an instance of the class at runtime in code. It's not dropped on a form. The modemupload.avi is added to the project. The line that bombs during runtime on a client is:
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>This.AddObject("oleAnimation", "oleControl", "MsComCtl2.Animation.2")
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