"Setup could not open... MSFLXGRD.OCX"

[Steve]

Hi,

I recently installed Visual Studio 6 Pro and then SP6 directly after. The
only problem that occurred was a message saying:

"Setup could not open C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\Msflxgrd.ocx"

I hit "Retry" twice with no luck so went ahead with the "Ignore" button.

I had shut down all other programs, including Norton Antivirus, except my
DSL connection and ZoneAlarm. The only reason I installed SP6 was that I
have created no programs yet in VB, I have the .Net 1.1 Framework installed
already along with Windows XP Pro SP2, and I applied SP6 directly after
installing Visual Studio 6 Professional.

After finishing the SP6 install I rebooted and found Msflxgrd.ocx in
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 but it is version 6.0.84.18 and not the newer 6.1.97.82
I see in VS6sp61.cab, which I have extracted to my Desktop.

How would I replace the older version with the one that came with SP6? I
don't think I should drag-and-drop it into the SYSTEM32 folder because it
needs to be registered in some way for any programs that use it. Is this
right? What is the process, if needed, for replacing the older Msflxgrd.ocx
with the new? Do I 'unregister' the old, delete it, then copy the new to
SYSTEM32 directory and then register it?

Thanks for your help, Steve

 

[Arvin Meyer]

Not exactly an Access question, since the flexgrid control isn't an Access
control, but unregister and rename the existing OLD ActiveX control, and
register the new one after moving it to the system 32 folder. You might get
further information from a VB newsgroup.
--
Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP
Microsoft Access
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