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TDateTimePicker and comctl32.dll

I'm using the DateTimePicker in an project. When I install it on a Win95 machine, I get this error message "This control requires version 4.70 or greater of COMCTL32.DLL". I have learn that this version is installed with Internet Explorer 4.0 or greater. If I take the one on my development machine and install, register it on the Win95 system, then it will prevent it to boot.

How can I install the more recent version of those control without having to install IE4?

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simonet

By the way:

http://support.microsoft.com/download/support/mslfiles/com32upd.exe

Will take you directly to the file you want.

Yours,

Alex

pjroy

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Thanks a lot, I was thinking that copying the file and registering it will be doing the job...

simonet

No it doesn't. In fact, doing so, can totally mess up the system (I had a really bad experience with that!). Let COM32UP.EXE do all the job and you are sure to be on the safe side. Also as I told you, there's no problem in running this update with IE5 (COMCTL32.DLL version 5.00.32), since the installation program will do some version checking and only effectively install the new DLL if it's newer than the currently installed one (you know the procedure).

You are allowed to distribute COM32UPD.EXE with your application... no laws will be broken!

Yours,

Alex
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