INFO: Redistribution of Comctl32.dll

ID: Q186176


The information in this article applies to:


SUMMARY

To use the latest versions of the common controls with Windows, you must have the latest version of Comctl32.dll installed. You can obtain and distribute the latest version of Comctl32.dll appropriate to a particular operating system in either one of the following ways:

The following flags can be used to minimize the UI thrown by this archive:
401comupd /r:n /q:1 = 99% quiet mode, some errors will still pop up warnings.
401comupd /r:n /q:a = totally quiet, with no popups even on error conditions.
NOTE: You must reboot before using this control.

You must take special care to avoid inadvertently installing any component intended for one operating system onto another, because this can cause unpredictable results and is a direct violation of Microsoft's licensing agreements. For further information regarding redistribution, refer to the End-User License Agreement (EULA) packaged with the Microsoft Product.


MORE INFORMATION

You can obtain a redistributable version of Internet Explorer 4.01 from the Platform SDK (PSDK), which has superceded the Internet Explorer Administrator's Kit (IEAK).

Redistribution requirements and instructions are included in the PSDK, which you can obtain from the following Microsoft Web Site and the latest version of the MSDN:

Microsoft Platform SDK June 1999 Edition(http://msdn.microsoft.com/developer/sdk/platform.htm)


REFERENCES

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q221836 PRB: 401Comupd.exe Makes System Unbootable

Additional query words:


Keywords          : kbCtrl kbNTOS350 kbNTOS351 kbNTOS400 kbWinOS2000 kbGrpUser kbWinOS310 kbWinOS95 kbWinOS311 
Version           : WINDOWS:3.11,95,98,98 Second Edition; winnt:3.5,3.51,4.0,4.0 SP4
Platform          : WINDOWS winnt 
Issue type        : kbinfo 

Last Reviewed: July 20, 1999