know the feeling well. welcome to dll hell. most exe dll errors can be remedied by going thru the Package and Deployment Wizard. it forces a dll check of the system that you are trying to use your app on. go to start-> progarms-> visual studio-> and you will find the P&D wizard...run it. My limited experience has brought loads of problems with OLEAUT32.dll. with only a few exceptions, the P&D wizard (which creates a full setup routine) has done the job. good luck. jc