why wont program run on other computer

[stoluos]

I made a simply chat program...and a IP grabber usin winsock...but when I send it to someone they say they cant get it to work...they get the error WINSCK.Ocx is not found or registerd. So i send them that file and they put it in their c:\windows\system and restart their computer, but they say it still gives the same error I cant figure out what to tell them??

[matttibb]

just a thought m8.are you using the package and deployment wizard which should package up every file you need to run the application.if yes recompile and when using the wizard make sure the necessary options are checked, you need to double check these boxes as they determine if you package the whole application or parts of.this will also install the activex controls on to your friends computer.when you add an activex control, there is a procedure you need to follow to install AND register the control.

[Clunietp]

Just putting the file in the SYSTEM dir won't do it, it must be registered. (regsvr32.exe winsock.ocx)

If you want to get away with not registering the file, put the OCX in the same dir as the EXE, it should run fine



Tom