of course there is code

for the sake of troubleshooting i ADDED NO CODE

i started a new project and dropped a control on the form.

i am simplifying the issue to get some help resolving... lets pretend this isn't the MSWINSCK but some other ActveX control written in VB6 that i need to port over.

i drop it on a form in VB.net and i cannot install it on a windows machine? there must be a real solution to this issue differnent than finding a different solution.