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can't run Play development system - 3/4/2006 12:58:12 AM

rotor911

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PDS doesn't start (game itself runs). A message box appears : Component Mscomctl.ocx or one of its dependencies not correctly registered : a file is missing or invalid.
my os : Windows 2k 5.00.2195 SP 4

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RE: can't run Play development system - 3/4/2006 1:03:34 AM

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Did you uncheck the required Game Components during installation? This error would be caused if one of the game components was not installed.

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RE: can't run Play development system - 3/4/2006 1:08:51 AM

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FYI, you can try reinstalling. If you had the Game Components checked and for some reason this is still happening, you can install the control manually by following the instructions linked to in my post below.

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RE: can't run Play development system - 3/4/2006 1:17:01 AM

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I reinstalled to be sure : I unchecked nothing and it still doesn't work

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RE: can't run Play development system - 3/4/2006 1:26:52 AM

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Rotor,

Ok, that's perplexing, but I assume that for some reason on your Windows 2000 system the installer isn't getting that file into the right place. It's definitely included and the installer did it right on all the test systems. Try using the Microsoft redistributable installers I've linked to in my post above and see if one of them resolves the issue for you.

I'm curious to here if anyone else is having this problem. Is it specific to a particular SP level of Windows 2000?

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RE: can't run Play development system - 3/4/2006 1:31:41 AM

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Finally, here's a page that explains how to install it yourself if all else fails:

MSCOMCTL.OCX Installation Instructions

I would recommend following the manual steps as I can't vouch for their installer.

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RE: can't run Play development system - 3/4/2006 1:42:18 AM

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I don't own the game, but this sounds like a similar problem with the software I support. The OCX files can be self-registered. In WinXP it uses the regsvr32.exe file - I am not sure if Windows 2000 uses the equivalent. Here is what I suggest.

Click the Windows Start button, select "Find" and do a search for the file mscomctl.ocx - make sure you have ti search the entire hard drive.

After you find the file, note the path the file is located in. For example, it may be something like C:\Program Files\Maximum Football\drivers\mscomctl.ocx (like I said, I don't have the game, so that is juts a hypothetical path).

Once you know the path, click on the Windows Start button, and select "Run". in the window, type this:

regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\Maximum Football\drivers\mscomctl.ocx"

(the path and name of the file, should be encased in quotes). Then hit OK to run. If all goes well, that OSX should register, and you should get a confirmation message of this registration.

Rob

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RE: can't run Play development system - 3/4/2006 1:48:44 AM

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ok, now it works (after installing the ocx and registering it) Thanks!
(incidentally, my system disk, after several unfortunate incidents, is h:. Could it be the cause of the problem during the install?)

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RE: can't run Play development system - 3/4/2006 1:54:45 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Rotor
ok, now it works (after installing the ocx and registering it) Thanks!
(incidentally, my system disk, after several unfortunate incidents, is h:. Could it be the cause of the problem during the install?)

Hm, thanks for that additional info. I'll check and see if that might be causing the problem.

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RE: can't run Play development system - 3/4/2006 2:24:55 AM

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mscomctl.ocx should be found in either the Windows/System32 folder or the WinNT/Sytem32 folder depending on your operating system.

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