ActiveX Controls
Attempting to run an application built under Windows Vista 64-bit editions results in runtime exception:
System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException was unhandled
Message="Class not registered (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040154 REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG))"
Source="System.Windows.Forms"
ErrorCode=-2147221164
StackTrace:
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stack trace
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The application will build successfully, but will throw an exception at runtime.
Applications using ActiveX Control must be built for 32-bit targets.
1. Open the 'Properties' page for your project.
2. Select the 'Build' tab.
3. In the 'General' section, click the 'Platform Target' dropdown list down arrow.
4. Select 'x86'.
5. Close the 'Properties' page.
6. Rebuild the application.