I've had this turn up before - can't use a control because you don't have the "appropriate license". I'm now getting the "License information for this component not found. You do not have an appropriate license to use this funcionality in the design environment." message for the MS Comm Control (MSCOMM32.OCX).

Can anyone:

a) Explain what all this nonsense is about.

b) Tell me how to fix this (so I won't have to ask this daft question again)

Thanks!!!!

Oh, by the way, I've done the Regsvr32 thing, with the /u switch first (to unregister the control) and then without (to register it again), but it didn't make the blindest bit of difference.