Microsoft KB Archive/932924

= FIX: Error message when you try to load an ActiveX control in an application that you built by using Visual Basic 6.0: &quot;Failed to load control&quot; =

Article ID: 932924

Article Last Modified on 5/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Architect
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Developer
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Academic Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to load a Microsoft ActiveX control in an application that you built by using Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, you may receive the following error message:

Failed to load control ' ' from. Your version of  may be outdated. Make sure you are using the version of the control that was provided with your application.

Note In this error message,  is a placeholder for the name of the ActiveX control that you try to load. is a placeholder for the name of the DLL that contains the ActiveX control.

This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:  The ActiveX control was built by using the Active Template Library (ATL). The ActiveX control uses object properties of the IDispatch interface. The application initializes the ActiveX control by using the IPersistStream::Load interface method. The Microsoft Windows registry contains the following class identifier (CLSID) value:

{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}





Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, it is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Customer Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites
The following list contains prerequisites for the hotfix:
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Service Pack 1

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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