When I run an application, an error occurs every time it opens a list box, and attempts to create a list of parameters or files. A message box appears, and indicates that some application caused a failure with the COMCTL32 dynamic link library. I tried to re-install an older version of COMCTL32, and update Windows using the "Windows Update", as Michael recommended. The error remains. Does anyone know in what way COMCTL32 and list boxes (for parameters or files) are related, in other words why this specific incident occurs ?

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Comctl32.dll is Windows Common Controls. It's what Windows uses to generate Dialog Boxes, List boxes etc. If a single application is creating your problem I'd check the vendors web site. They may want a specific version of the dll.


On Monday, January 21, 2002 at 7:21 am, Yann wrote:
>When I run an application, an error occurs every time it opens a list box, and attempts
>to create a list of parameters or files. A message box appears, and indicates that
>some application caused a failure with the COMCTL32 dynamic link library. I tried
>to re-install an older version of COMCTL32, and update Windows using the "Windows
>Update", as Michael recommended. The error remains.
>
>Does anyone know in what way COMCTL32 and list boxes (for parameters or files) are
>related, in other words why this specific incident occurs ?

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Most applications cause this error, when attempting to create a list of parameters in a list box, even Outlook Express.

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Hey fellas I have a much more serious problem that i've been researching for sometime now. It involves WinXP crashing with a reference to comctl32.dll. It crashes when i use OE6, IE6, and Windows explorer. It will even crash when I boot up referencing this file comctl32.dll. I cannot use OE at all. I'm walking on eggshells using windows explorer. All my hardware is XP compatible on microsoft HCL website. I have all windows udpates installed. Does anyone know anything more details about this issue, because sometimes XP goes into a crash loop?

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I get a fatal error after i enter the network password, the details has a reference to this file, the system hangs and has to be rebooted. It will boot in Safemode.


On Sunday, March 17, 2002 at 12:56 pm, Paul wrote:
>Hey fellas I have a much more serious problem that i've been researching for sometime
>now. It involves WinXP crashing with a reference to comctl32.dll. It crashes when
>i use OE6, IE6, and Windows explorer. It will even crash when I boot up referencing
>this file comctl32.dll. I cannot use OE at all. I'm walking on eggshells using windows
>explorer. All my hardware is XP compatible on microsoft HCL website. I have all windows
>udpates installed. Does anyone know anything more details about this issue, because
>sometimes XP goes into a crash loop?

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Perhaps this can help you: http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/dlllibrary/comctl32/


On Sunday, March 17, 2002 at 12:56 pm, Paul wrote:
>Hey fellas I have a much more serious problem that i've been researching for sometime
>now. It involves WinXP crashing with a reference to comctl32.dll. It crashes when
>i use OE6, IE6, and Windows explorer. It will even crash when I boot up referencing
>this file comctl32.dll. I cannot use OE at all. I'm walking on eggshells using windows
>explorer. All my hardware is XP compatible on microsoft HCL website. I have all windows
>udpates installed. Does anyone know anything more details about this issue, because
>sometimes XP goes into a crash loop?

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I solved this problem by downloading and unzipping a good copy from www.dll-files,com (free) renaming it, and copying it to the windows/system directory. I then rebooted and used CTRL to enter command prompt only, went to windows/system, made sure both the original and renamed files were there, deleted comctl32.dll and renamed the unzipped file as comctl32.dll. I had to do it this way because it wouldn't let me write over it. Good Luck. The Ace

TheAceChase


On Monday, January 21, 2002 at 7:21 am, Yann wrote:
>When I run an application, an error occurs every time it opens a list box, and attempts
>to create a list of parameters or files. A message box appears, and indicates that
>some application caused a failure with the COMCTL32 dynamic link library. I tried
>to re-install an older version of COMCTL32, and update Windows using the "Windows
>Update", as Michael recommended. The error remains.
>
>Does anyone know in what way COMCTL32 and list boxes (for parameters or files) are
>related, in other words why this specific incident occurs ?

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On Monday, January 21, 2002 at 7:21 am, Yann wrote:
>When I run an application, an error occurs every time it opens a list box, and attempts
>to create a list of parameters or files. A message box appears, and indicates that
>some application caused a failure with the COMCTL32 dynamic link library. I tried
>to re-install an older version of COMCTL32, and update Windows using the "Windows
>Update", as Michael recommended. The error remains.
>
>Does anyone know in what way COMCTL32 and list boxes (for parameters or files) are
>related, in other words why this specific incident occurs ?

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N Chase, I was really stuck while working on a customer's computer. I was attempting a reinstall of Windows ME in order to fix a sound problem and the reinstall crashed due to a problem with comctl32.dll. I found a version of this file and copied it into the Windows\System directory, but the reinstall still crashed. Then I ran across your post and went to www.dll-files.com. I downloaded comctl32.dll from this site and was able to complete the reinstallation of Windows ME (which fixed the sound problem, by the way). Since the customer didn't have the Windows ME disk, and since I'm not working out of shop and had no version of ME available, I would have been WAY up a creek with no paddle! I just wanted to thank you for the information you provided. That site (www.dll-files.com) was a life saver!


On Sunday, September 19, 2004 at 11:01 am, N Chase wrote:
>I solved this problem by downloading and unzipping a good copy from www.dll-files,com
>(free) renaming it, and copying it to the windows/system directory. I then rebooted
>and used CTRL to enter command prompt only, went to windows/system, made sure both
>the original and renamed files were there, deleted comctl32.dll and renamed the unzipped
>file as comctl32.dll. I had to do it this way because it wouldn't let me write over
>it. Good Luck. The Ace
>
>
>
>

TheAceChase

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