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: 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: 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:
The Regsv32a.exe file contains the following files:

   Regsvr32.exe    The Regsvr32.exe application.
   Regsv32a.txt    A text file containing information and instructions.
				

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