PSS ID Number: 186176
Article Last Modified on 10/10/2002
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 3.11
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface (API)
This article was previously published under Q186176
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:
- In all cases, you can upgrade Comctl32.dll by installing the latest version of Internet Explorer (currently 5.0a) intended for the particular platform:
- This is the preferred method of upgrading Comctl32.dll for all platforms. Please note that some newer controls may not be added to older versions of Windows (Windows 3.x, Windows for Workgroups 3.x, and Windows NT 3.x).
- You can use the file 50comupd.exe to install Comctl32.dll (version 5.80.2614.3600) on Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0. You cannot use 50comupd.exe for Windows 3.x, Windows for Workgroups 3.x, or Windows NT 3.x. You must install Service Pack 4 or later on Windows NT 4.0 before installing 50comupd.exe. As with all operating system changes, administrator privileges are required to use 50comupd.exe on Windows NT 4.0. You can get 50comupd.exe from the following Web page (select an appropriate site):
The following flags can be used to minimize the UI thrown by this archive:
50comupd /r:n /q:1 = 99% quiet mode, some errors will still pop up warnings.
50comupd /r:n /q:a = totally quiet, with no pop-ups even on error conditions.
: You must restart 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.
REFERENCES
For additional information, please see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
221836 PRB: 401comupd.exe Makes System Unbootable
Keywords: kbCtrl kbDSupport kbinfo KB186176
Technology: kbAudDeveloper kbwin2000AdvServ kbwin2000AdvServSearch kbwin2000Pro kbwin2000ProSearch kbwin2000Search kbwin2000Serv kbwin2000ServSearch kbWin311 kbWin32API kbWin32sSearch kbWin3xSearch kbWin95search kbWin98 kbWin98SE kbWin98search kbWin98SEsearch kbWinAdvServSearch kbWinNT350search kbWinNT351search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS350search kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS351search kbWinNTS400 kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400sp4 kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNTW400sp4 kbWinNTWsearch kbZNotKeyword3