>We use the WebBrowser ActiveX. I have read MS article #155969 which discusses distribution of the SHDOCVW.DLL. We instruct all users to get the latest versions of IE, and 155969 states that SHDOCVW.DLL has been included with IE since 3.x.
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>Yet, after reading 155969, it seems we have to sign a redistribution license. But we do not intend to distribute the DLL, we will instruct the users to install IE 6.0 or 5.0.
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>Question: Can we prepare our SETUP.EXE without IE and reliably rely on IE 5.0 or IE 6.0 having the correct DLLs for our product to use the WebBrowser control?
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>If you have had experience with product distribution and use the WebBrowser ActiveX or have info on this matter, I sure can use some enlightenment here. Thank you in advance.

I have written programs that run on other pcs where I didn't even use the installer. I just copied the runtime dlls, vfp8run.exe and my exe and config files into a folder. The browser control works fine in the app.

John