Installation Issues

I have successfully run IFS Construction Kit under both Windows XP and Vista. However, you may encounter one of the following error messages when you try to start IFS Construction Kit or try to access help from within the program.

1. Component COMDLG32.OCX or one of its dependencies is not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid

A copy of COMDLG32.OCX is usually found in your windows\system32 directory or your winnt\system32 directory, depending on your operating system. Be sure to check extensions as there is also a file called COMDLG32.DLL. The file you need is type "ActiveX control." A copy of this file is included in the zip file downloaded with IFS Contruction Kit. You may leave it in the same folder as the main program IFS Construction Kit, or you may move it into the appropriate systems32 folder. You may also download COMDLG32.OCX directly if needed. Now try restarting IFS Construction Kit to see if the error has been resolved.

If the program gives you the same error message, then move COMDLG32.OCX into the appropriate system32 folder, open the dialog box Run... from the Start menu and enter the command

regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\comdlg32.ocx

or

regsvr32 c:\winnt\system32\comdlg32.ocx

depending on the name of your windows directory. If you are running Vista you may need to enter these commands using the command prompt in administrator mode, especially if you get an error message when you try to execute the regsvr32 command. To do this, go to the Start button and in the search box, type cmd. At the top of the start menu you should see cmd.exe. Right click on this command and select "Run as administrator". A command prompt window will open and you can then type the regsvr32 command as given above.

If you still get the same error message when trying to start IFS Construction Kit, send me an email.

2. Component MSCOMCTL.OCX or one of its dependencies is not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid

This file must also be in your system32 folder. Try the web site http://www.pcalmeglio.com/winoverboost/faq_en.htm#faq2 which discusses this issue for another Windows program. From the website you can download a setup program that installs and automatically registers mscomctl.ocx.

3. A required .DLL file (e.g. MSVBVM60.DLL) was not found

Please download the VB Runtime Library from Microsoft and install it on your computer.

The file vbrun60sp5.exe is a self-extracting executable file that installs versions of the Microsoft Visual Basic run-time files required by all applications created with Visual Basic 6.0. Go to the Microsoft download site for more information.

4. Navigation to the webpage was canceled

This is due to a Microsoft security update that changed the way the compiled html help files are treated by Internet Explorer in various "security zones" when you download a help file from the internet. If you get this message when trying to access help from within the program, right click on the IFS Help.chm file and choose properties. At the bottom of the General tab you should see a button that says "Unblock". Click this button, then click Ok to close the dialog box. The help file should now load.