Windows updates are released as packages with the MSU or CAB extensions. If Windows Update service is not working (or specifically disabled), you can manually download and install the necessary. Should I block mscomct2.ocx? Like other control windows, a common control is a child window that an application uses in conjunction with another window to enable interac.
I have an Excel spreadsheet with a user form that uses the calendar control. It works fine on my machine, but others can't use it because they are missing the mscomct2.ocx file. I found where to download it (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/297381), but it comes down as a cab file, and I'm not sure how to tell others to use that file. My internet searches point to a variety of solutions from copying it to the system32 file to registering it using regsrv32. I was hoping somebody here could give me layman's instructions, as I hate to ask these other users to try five different things.
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You're correct that this is really painful to hand out to others, but if you have to, this is how you do it.
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- Just extract the .ocx file from the .cab file (it is similar to a zip)
- Copy to the system folder (c:windowssysWOW64 for 64 bit systems and c:windowssystem32 for 32 bit)
- Use regsvr32 through the command prompt to register the file (e.g. 'regsvr32 c:windowssysWOW64mscomct2.ocx')
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