FIX: PDW: Out-of-Date Dependency Information COMCT332.OCX

Creating a setup program using the Package and Deployment Wizard (PDW) for a project that includes COMCT332.OCX generates an incorrect Out-of-Date Dependency Information error dialog.

The dependency file for the file COMCT332.OCX may contain incorrect version information for the control.

To resolve the problem, install Visual Basic 6.0 SP3 or later.

To work around the problem, there are two options:

• Ignore the Out-Of-Date error message.
• Modify COMCT332.DEP using a text editor such as NotePad. The Version items within the [Version] and [Comct332.ocx] sections of COMCT332.DEP need to be updated to the following:
  

        [Version]
        Version=6.0.00.8169
  
        [Comct332.ocx]
        Version=6.0.00.8169
  
  						

  NOTE: COMCT332.DEP can be found in the Windows System directory.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This bug was corrected in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3.

For more information about Visual Studio service packs, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

194022  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/194022/EN-US/ ) INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

194295  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/194295/EN-US/ ) HOWTO: Tell That Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs Are Installed

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a new Standard EXE in Microsoft Visual Basic. Form1 is created by default.
2. From the Project menu, click Components.
3. Select the Microsoft Windows Common Controls-3 6.0, and click OK.
4. Add a CoolBar control to Form1.
5. Save the project, using the default names.
6. From the Add-In Menu, click Package and Deployment Wizard. NOTE: If this menu item does not exist, you can add it via the Add-In Manager.
7. In the Package and Deployment Wizard, click Package. NOTE: When prompted to Compile and Save the project, click Yes for both.
8. Select Standard Setup Package and click the Next button.
9. Click on Next for the Package Folder. Choose Yes to create the folder, if prompted.

RESULTS: The Out-of-Date Dependency Information dialog will appear, indicating the dependency information for Comct332.OCX is out-of-date.