FILE: COMCTLZP.EXE: Comctl32.ocx Updated to Version 5.00.3828

ID: Q167121


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 97
  • Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, version 5.0
  • Microsoft Office Developer Edition 97


SUMMARY

COMCTLZP.EXE is a compressed file that contains an updated version of Comctl32.ocx and its supporting files for Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows NT 3.51 with Service Pack 5. Version 5.00.3828 fixes a couple of problems with the versions 5.00.3714 and 5.00.3422. The updated version is also available through the Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 1.

For additional information about the Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 1, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q170365 INFO: Visual Studio 97 Service Packs - What, Where, and Why
If you own Visual Basic 4.0 or the Office Developer Edition 97 the update is available as a separate download.

NOTE: You do not need this file if you already have a later (higher) version on your system. Newer versions of Comctl32.ocx come with the later versions of the products listed at the begining of this article.


MORE INFORMATION

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center. Click the file name below to download the file:

comctlzp.exe
For more information about how to download files from the Microsoft Download Center, please visit the Download Center at the following Web address
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp
and then click How to use the Microsoft Download Center.

To install the new version of COMCTL32.OCX, download COMCTLZP.EXE. This is a self-extracting zip file that will extract two files when executed. The first file is README.TXT which contains instructions very similar to this article. The second file is COMCTL32.EXE. This file is a setup program that will install COMCTL32.OCX and supporting files on Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows NT 3.51 with Service Pack 5.

Before executing COMCTL32.EXE, you must have the following versions of the Automation system files on your system:

Filename Version
OLEAUT32.DLL 2.20.4054 or greater
COMCAT.DLL 4.71 or greater
OLEPRO32.DLL 5.00.4055 or greater
ASYCFILT.DLL 2.20.4056 or greater
STDOLE2.TLB 2.20.4054 or greater

If you do not have these files, you must first download and install them as documented in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
Q180071 FILE: Msvbvm50.exe Installs Visual Basic 5.0 Run-Time Files

If you have Office 97, Visual Basic 5.0, Visual Studio 97, Internet Explorer 3.0, or Visual C++ 5.0, you should already have these Automation system files.

Once you are sure you have the correct Automation system files on your computer, you can install COMCTL32.OCX by executing COMCTL32.EXE. This will install the following files:

Filename Version Description
COMCTL32.OCX 5.00.3828 Updated ActiveX control
COMCTL32.DEP 5.00.3828 Dependency info for Visual Basic 5.0 Setup Wizard
MSSTKPRP.DL 5.00.3714 Design-Time Stock Property Pages

The setup program does not install a license to use COMCTL32.OCX for development. You must already have a license installed on your system by one of the products listed in the applies to section above in order to COMCTL32.OCX for development.

Version 5.00.3828 of COMCTL32.OCX fixes two specific problems in version 5.00.3714 of the control. For more information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q167122 FIX: FindItem Method of ListView Incorrectly Returns an Error
Q167123 FIX: COMCTL32.OCX is Binary Incompatible with Previous Version
The Visual Basic 4.0 Setup Kit was not designed to distribute version 5.00.3828 of COMCTL32.OCX. For COMCTL32.OCX to be deployed correctly the Automation System Files must be deployed also. To update the Automation system Files, install MSVBVM50.EXE before you install the setup program created by the Visual Basic 4.0 Setup Wizard. Visual Basic 4.0 developers may also want to update the SWDEPEND.INI entries for COMCTL32.OCX to remove any unnecessary dependencies for the new control. This prevents the Visual Basic 4.0 Setup Wizard from distributing unnecessary files.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbfile kbVBp kbVBp400 kbVBp500 kbVC500 kbVS97 kbGrpVB
Version : WINDOWS:4.0,5.0,97; winnt:5.0
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
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Last Reviewed: October 20, 1999
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