try this mate 1] Download a copy of MSCOMCTL.OCX from the following link... http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/mscomctl.zip 2] Stick your new 'MSCOMCTL.OCX' file into C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ 3] Click START->RUN and type "REGSVR32 MSCOMCTL.OCX" without the quotes 4] Click OK and wait for the Successful confirmation.