Error with "MSCOMM32.OCX"

[nheitz]

I have a program that I'm finished with that sends data over a null-modem cable to a recieving computer. The program works fine only on the computer that it was written on and a laptop running Windows 95. Any other computer that I use it on (atleast the computers at my workplace) i get an error "MSCOMM32.OCX is invalid".

I'm wondering if I need to include a file to make the windows compatible with the version I used to make the program.

Any ideas?

thanks,
Neal

 

[CCLINT]

You need to package and install your application onto the client machines in order to make sure all needed components are available and have the correct version.

 

[nheitz]

Could you be more specific? I'm not that familiar with programming. All I've done so far is make a program .exe file, and I'm not familiar with making it compatible with all windows.

 

[CCLINT]

Use the P&D (Package and deployment) wizard which shipped with VB (Under Start - Programs -VB, or, better use the Visual Studio Installer available from the MS site, (which uses the Windows Installer), which will handle the installement to NT 5 machines much better with very few problems as compared with the P&D.