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- Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (build 22631.4249) test laptop, Windows 11 Pro v24H2 (build 26100.2894) main PC
I recently had an issue and I want to share my experience to help others with that issue.
I was reading the post titles in this forum to find any post I can contribute or learn from it, when a title that there is an update to Visual C++ runtime (or similar) caught my eye. I clicked on the link yo start the update, BIG mistake. I also had older versions (2005, 2008 etc) and it started removing them before updating the final version 2022! NO NO!!!! It screwed compatibility with my older applications, including AVStoDVD which reads an AVS script and creates a DVD disc. I then uninstalled all Visual C++ runtimes in order to install them again starting from the older, 2005, since obviously you are not allowed to install them if a newer is already installed. After I installed the latest version of every one, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012 and finally 2015-2022, both 32-bit and 64-bit, just in case, I tried to load AVStoDVD again. Unfortunately, I saw the dreaded warning that "Windows Common ActiveX Controls 6.0 is not registered or missing". Updating Common Controls 6.0 or uninstalling and reinstalling AVStoDVD didn't make any difference. Before I load System Restore to hopefully go back in a point where everything was OK, I did a little Google search again...
The solution: Uninstall AVStoDVD and manually delete the file mscomctl.ocx from both C:\Windows\System32 and C:\Windows\SysWoW64 folders. Then reinstall AVStoDVD. This time it offers to also install the AxtiveX controls. I just checked the box, let installation complete, and IT WORKED! Thanks God!
So if you have a similar situation with an old application, just try uninstalling it, deleting the files (make a backup first) and reinstall.
I was reading the post titles in this forum to find any post I can contribute or learn from it, when a title that there is an update to Visual C++ runtime (or similar) caught my eye. I clicked on the link yo start the update, BIG mistake. I also had older versions (2005, 2008 etc) and it started removing them before updating the final version 2022! NO NO!!!! It screwed compatibility with my older applications, including AVStoDVD which reads an AVS script and creates a DVD disc. I then uninstalled all Visual C++ runtimes in order to install them again starting from the older, 2005, since obviously you are not allowed to install them if a newer is already installed. After I installed the latest version of every one, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012 and finally 2015-2022, both 32-bit and 64-bit, just in case, I tried to load AVStoDVD again. Unfortunately, I saw the dreaded warning that "Windows Common ActiveX Controls 6.0 is not registered or missing". Updating Common Controls 6.0 or uninstalling and reinstalling AVStoDVD didn't make any difference. Before I load System Restore to hopefully go back in a point where everything was OK, I did a little Google search again...
The solution: Uninstall AVStoDVD and manually delete the file mscomctl.ocx from both C:\Windows\System32 and C:\Windows\SysWoW64 folders. Then reinstall AVStoDVD. This time it offers to also install the AxtiveX controls. I just checked the box, let installation complete, and IT WORKED! Thanks God!
So if you have a similar situation with an old application, just try uninstalling it, deleting the files (make a backup first) and reinstall.
- Windows Build/Version
- Windows 11 Pro 23H2 build 22631.4974
My Computers
System One System Two
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- OS
- Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (build 22631.4249) test laptop, Windows 11 Pro v24H2 (build 26100.2894) main PC
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Acer Extensa 5630EZ
- CPU
- Mobile DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo T7250, 2000 MHz
- Motherboard
- Acer Extensa 5630
- Memory
- 4GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Mobile Intel(R) GMA 4500M (Mobile 4 series)
- Sound Card
- Realtek ALC268 @ Intel 82801IB ICH9 - High Definition Audio Controller
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 1
- Screen Resolution
- 1280x800
- Hard Drives
- Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB SATA Device (250 GB, SATA-III)
- Internet Speed
- VDSL 50 Mbps
- Browser
- MICROSOFT EDGE
- Antivirus
- WINDOWS DEFENDER
- Other Info
- Legacy MBR installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, no WDDM 2.0 graphics drivers, no SSE4.2, cannot get more unsupported ;) This is only my test laptop. I had installed Windows 11 here before upgrading my main PC. For my main PC I use everyday see my 2nd system specs.
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- Operating System
- Windows 11 Pro v24H2 (build 26100.2894)
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Custom-built PC
- CPU
- Intel Core-i7 3770 3.40GHz s1155 (3rd generation)
- Motherboard
- Asus P8H61 s1155 ATX
- Memory
- 2x Kingston Hyper-X Blu 8GB DDR3-1600
- Graphics card(s)
- Gainward NE5105T018G1-1070F (nVidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB GDDR5)
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD audio (ALC887)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Sony Bravia KDL-19L4000 19" LCD TV via VGA
- Screen Resolution
- 1440x900 32-bit 60Hz
- Hard Drives
- WD Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB SSD as system disk, Western Digital Caviar Purple 4TB SATA III (WD40PURZ) as second
- PSU
- Thermaltake Litepower RGB 550W Full Wired
- Case
- SUPERCASE MIDI-TOWER
- Cooling
- Deepcool Gamma Archer CPU cooler, 1x 8cm fan at the back
- Mouse
- Sunnyline OptiEye PS/2
- Keyboard
- Mitsumi 101-key PS/2
- Internet Speed
- 100Mbps
- Browser
- Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox
- Antivirus
- Microsoft Windows Defender
- Other Info
- Legacy BIOS (MBR) installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, WDDM 3.0 graphics drivers, WEI score 7.4
