You now know how to fix the error message caused by missing or invalid comctl32.ocx file.
Windows 64-bit system : C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32Ĭ:\Windows\SysWOW64\comdlg32.ocx Conclusion Windows 32-bit system : regsvr32 comdlg32.ocx You need to copy and paste the code below onto your command line: You need to press ‘Winodws Key + X’ then select the ‘Command Prompt (Admin)’ option a shown below: You have successfully copied the new comctl32.ocx file to the correct folder. The image below demonstrates the 64-bit system type: Windows 32-bit system copy the comctl32.ocx to C:\Windows\System32 Windows 64-bit system copy the comctl32.ocx to C:\Windows\SysWOW64 You need to copy the OCX file to the path below: You can find the system type as shown below: This will open up the system properties tab that contains all your computer’s specifications. Right-click on my computer and select properties. You need to open the file explorer and find ‘My computer’. If you are unsure about your system type, you can find out quickly. You need to know your computer system type i.e., 32-bit or 64-bit. You need to extract the contents of the downloaded file. You should see the ‘comctl32.ocx’file as shown below. Open the downloaded file using a file archiver tool such as Winrar. You need to click on ‘No’ if you are prompted to update the VB 6.0. Click on the ‘Download’ button as shown below to initiate the download.Īfter the download is finished, Do NOT run the download. Click this link to head to the download page directly. You now need to head to the Microsoft website to download Visual Basic 6.0 common control. The common control package contains the comctl32.ocx. You need to download the Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Common Controls. To follow along with this tutorial, you need the following This step by step tutorial will guide you on how to install the comctl2.ocx file correctly. Therefore, whenever you experience the ‘comctl32.ocx file missing or invalid’, it means that the program you are running requires Visual Basic 6.0 runtime libraries. The file is mostly required when you are running old programs that were developed using VB 6.0. This means that the comctl.ocx file is not included in the Windows system files. Comctl32.ocx is a runtime file for Visual Basic 6.0.
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