Hi all. I'm having a strange problem that I'm hoping I might be able to get a bit of advice for.

I developed a few apps on a 32 bit XP system (VB6) a while ago. I'm now running 64 bit vista and the executeables do not run. I get run time error '429' ActiveX control cannot create object. I googled this error message and apparently it means that one of the dependancies of my application are not present on this PC. I doubt this though, as there are several apps i've made which have no unusual dependences. As in, command box + text box apps lol.

These have been ported to other 32 bit XP systems without fail. What do I need to do to make these files work on a 64 bit Vista?

Thanks in advance

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Sometimes your application can have dependancys in the projects but are not actually included but referenced. Like, when you compile your final version of your app, you should remove all references, activex and libs that are not being used. (like you could have a comdlg.ocx included in your project.)

Also, be sure to regserv all your activex controls/activexdll with vista manually and that you are logged in as admin or have registery write rights.

Vista does not always automatically register legacy libraries. Probably their way of gently (or not so gently) pushing you towards .net

The classic example is dx8. While you could manually register the dll if you have any programs using it, I think that action goes against the dx8 eula, so of course you shouldn't do it.

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