Component 'vsflex8l.ocx' or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a

Component 'vsflex8l.ocx' or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a

Posted by: dwglass on 30 June 2021, 4:08 am EST

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  Posted 30 June 2021, 4:08 am EST - Updated 29 September 2022, 2:47 am EST

  I am trying to distribute a VB6 application that uses vsflex8l.ocx, I have copied the file to c:\Windows\SysWOW64 and run the the command line “regsvr32 vsflex8l.ocx” from c:\Windows\SysWOW64. There is no error in registering the DLL, but when I run my application I get the error
  
  “Component ‘vsflex8l.ocx’ or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid”

  Is there anything else that needs to be installed? I am on a clean windows 10 machine (nothing other than office 365 installed). Is there a VC runtime that is needed?

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  Posted 30 June 2021, 4:09 am EST - Updated 29 September 2022, 2:47 am EST

  Sorry wrong image on the last
  
  

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  Posted 30 June 2021, 4:20 am EST - Updated 29 September 2022, 2:47 am EST

  I also tried C:\Windows\SysWOW64>c1regsvr.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\vsflexl.ocx and I get:

  OleInitialize succeded.
  
  LoadLibrary vsflex8l.ocx failed.

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  Posted 30 June 2021, 4:22 am EST - Updated 29 September 2022, 2:47 am EST

  Better image showing the file is there and the call to c1regsvr
  
  

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  Posted 19 September 2021, 9:26 pm EST

  Hi,

  This issue usually occurs when the file or component is not properly registered on the machine. Since you are using a 64-bit machine, it is essential to register the corresponding files manually. Note that we ship both a 32bit and 64bit version of our ActiveX controls. I’m assuming you’re using the 32bit controls in your application.
  
  With 64-bit versions of Windows, the 32bit controls are stored in the C:\Windows\SysWow64 folder, and the 64bit controls are stored in the C:\Windows\System32 folder. This is the reverse of what seems logical, but this is the way Microsoft has done it.
  
  I would suggest trying registering the 64-bit control manually on your machine using the instructions provided in the following blog article:
  
  http://our.componentone.com/2012/02/10/registration-of-64-bit-activex-controls/
  
  You can download the corresponding files from the link below.
  
  https://prerelease.componentone.com/allfiles

  Once done, recompile your application and deploy the control version from the C:\Windows\SysWow64 folder along with your application and see if that resolves the issue.

  Thanks,
  
  Prabhat Sharma.