Article ID: 267279
Article Last Modified on 8/9/2004
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- Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition
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Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.
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SUMMARY
Regsvr32.exe is a program that you can use to register dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) and ActiveX controls (formerly called OLE Custom Controls) in the registry. For example, to manually register the Sample.ocx ActiveX control, you would type the following at the command prompt:
C:\Regsvr32.exe Sample.ocx
NOTE: This command line assumes that Regsvr32.exe and Sample.ocx are both in the root folder of drive C.
Regsvr32.exe has the following command line switches:
/u - Unregister server
/s - Silent; displays no message boxes
/c - Console output
Regsvr32.exe is contained within a self extracting .exe file called Regsv32a.exe. The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
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The Regsv32a.exe file contains the following files:
Regsvr32.exe The Regsvr32.exe application.
Regsv32a.txt A text file containing information and instructions.
For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.
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