>That worked!
>
>Can you explain why? I thought it was actually better to use the generic class (agent.control) so that when newer versions of that control came out, the generic class would point to the newer version and you would wind up instantiating the new version of the class.
>
>Also, why am I able to use the createobject("agent.control") syntax from my development machine and not the other?
>
>Thanks so much for your help!

Probably because there is no direct CLSID key reference under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Agent.Control key. It contains CurVer key which points to

Agent.Control.2

The CLSIDs on my PC are under

Agent.Control.1
and
Agent.Control.2

Mine also does not like CREATEOBJECT("Agent.Control") syntax. :)

Probably to make it more generic you may retrive the
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Agent.Control\CurVer key value from registry and then substitute it into your CREATEOBJECT() function. Then it will guarantee that the latest version on the control will be instantiated.