Some of you might be using some old Half life programs on Windows 7. These may throw the above error.
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nDownload the missing file.
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nhttp://windowsxp.mvps.org/utils/Comdlg32.zip
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nExtract it.
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nIf you are using Vista and/or Win7 64-bit, the extracted Comdlg32.ocx file must be placed in the SysWOW64 folder. (NOT the system32 folder)
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nOpen a elevated (Run as administrator) command line window (DOS prompt) and run following command:
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nregsvr32 c:WindowsSysWOW64comdlg32.ocx
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nOnce comdlg32 is registered successfully, the following message will prompt: "DllRegisterServer in C:WINDOWSSysWOW64comdlg32.ocx succeeded."
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nRelaunch the application and you should not see the file missing error.
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nThis control and others you might need are in the attached zips, installation is as simple as changing the filename.
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Some of you might be using some old Half life programs on Windows 7. These may throw the above error.nnDownload the missing file.nnhttp://windowsxp.mvps.org/utils/Comdlg32.zipnnExtract it.nnIf you are using Vista and/or Win7 64-bit, the extracted Comdlg32.ocx file must be placed in the SysWOW64 folder. (NOT the system32 folder)nnOpen a elevated (Run as administrator) command line window (DOS prompt) and run following command:nnregsvr32 c:WindowsSysWOW64comdlg32.ocxnnnOnce comdlg32 is registered successfully, the following message will prompt: "DllRegisterServer in C:WINDOWSSysWOW64comdlg32.ocx succeeded."nnRelaunch the application and you should not see the file missing error.nnThis control and others you might need are in the attached zips, installation is as simple as changing the filename.