Hi,
This is a follow on document to my previous blog on “Read COMM port using ABAP w/o third party software”. In this blog I will try to explain step-by-step on how to download and activate Windows activeX control MSCOM32.OCX on the client PC where the Weighbridge’s serial port is connected.
Go to the link http://activex.microsoft.com/controls/vb6/mscomm32.cab and download the file mscomm32.ocx
Mscomm32.ocx Location Windows 7
If you are running Windows on 32 bit machine Copy the file that you have downloaded to C:WindowsSystem32 folder.
Windows XP, Vista, 7, 10 - C:WindowsSystem32 If you use a 64-bit version of Windows, you should also copy mscomm32.ocx to C:WindowsSysWOW64 Make a backup copy of the original files. Download MSCOMM32.OCX About MSCOMM32.OCX errors. When an application requires MSCOMM32.OCX, Windows will check the application and system folders for this OCX file.
However, if you are running windows on 64 bit machine then copy this file in C:WindowsSysWOW64 folder
How to activate / re-register MSCOMM32.OCX from an elevated command prompt (Windows XP, Vista, 7, and 8):
- Click the Start button.
- Type “command” in the search box… DO NOT hit ENTER yet!
- While holding CTRL-Shift on your keyboard, hit ENTER.
- You will be prompted with a permission dialog box.
- Click Yes.
- Make sure you have changed the path to C:WindowsSystem32 if you are on 32 bit machine
- or C:Windows SysWOW64 if you are on 64 bit machine
- Type the following command: regsvr32 /u MSCOMM32.OCX.
- Hit ENTER. This will UN-REGISTER your file.
- Type the following command: regsvr32 /i MSCOMM32.OCX.
- Hit ENTER.
- If this gives any error the type the following regsvr32 MSCOMM32.OCX.
- Hit ENTER. This will RE-REGISTER your file.
- Close the command prompt window.
- Re-start the system.
Regards,
Mscomm32 Windows 7 1
Firoz.
Mscomm32 Ocx Windows 7 Regsvr32
References: http://www.solvusoft.com/en/files/missing-not-registered/ocx/windows/microsoft/msdn-disc-10/mscomm32-o