mscomm32.ocx Windows Xp

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I wrote an app. on my laptop running Windows 98 and Access 2002 (SP3). The
form contains an MS comm control 6.0 (SP3) referencing Com1. I can read the
port from the laptop but when I load the program on my desktop, running
Windows XP (SP2) and Access 2002 (SP3), I don't get any errors but I also
don't receive any data from the scale device. I've re-registerd MScomm32.ocx
and reloaded Vbctrls.reg but still can't read the data. I can view the data
using Hyperterminal. I don't have the KB referenced in other posts
pertaining to the Killbits. Is there a difference between 98 and XP that I'm
blindly missing?

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[Arvin Meyer [MVP]]

I don't know why this particular combination won't work. The real expert on
the comm control is MVP Richard Grier:

http://www.hardandsoftware.net/

I can tell you that there is a massive difference between Win 98 and Win XP.
Win 98 is actually a shell on top of DOS, while Win XP is a true 32 bit OS.

 

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Thanks for the reply Arvin

I understand the design differences between 98 and XP, I was referencing the
activex installation procedure between the two. It seemed to be an easy
resolution to add the mscomm32.ocx to the form and write a few lines of code
to handle the input. I guess in a perfect world....

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I don't know why this particular combination won't work. The real expert on
the comm control is MVP Richard Grier:

http://www.hardandsoftware.net/

I can tell you that there is a massive difference between Win 98 and Win XP.
Win 98 is actually a shell on top of DOS, while Win XP is a true 32 bit OS.

I wrote an app. on my laptop running Windows 98 and Access 2002 (SP3). The
form contains an MS comm control 6.0 (SP3) referencing Com1. I can read

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Thanks
TMC