Registering .dll or .ocx files

When Winsteps is installed using a downloaded installation file, then all necessary .dll and .ocx files are also installed and registered in the Windows Registry. Sometimes registration fails. Here is a procedure.

 

You must have Adminstrator privileges for Windows. Let's try to register comdlg32.ocx  (replace this with the component you need to register.)

 

0. Create c:\hold - a temporary folder

 

1. copy comdlg32.ocx from c:\windows\sysWOW64 or c:\windows\system32\ into c:\hold

Delete comdlg32.ocx from c:\windows\system32 and from c:\windows\sysWOW64

 

2. Run CCLEANER (free download) - use the Registry option

Back up the Registry

Fix all issues (there are probably many)

Fix all issues again (there are probably some)

Fix all issues again and again until there are no issues left

 

3. copy comdlg32.ocx from c:\hold into c:\windows\sysWOW64

 

4. In the Windows search or run box:

c:\windows\syswow64\regsvr32.exe c:\windows\syswow64\comdlg32.ocx

 

5. You should see "dll registry server succeeded"