title: Running activex dll fromVB6 under windows 7
body: <p>I'm adding some functionality to an old admin tool written in VB6. The tool uses a c++ activeX object. I haven't worked on the tool since I upgraded to windows 7 and now the active X object fails to load with the 429 "ActiveX component can't create object" error. I'm not knowledgeable about VB6 but I have registered the activex dll and type library and I can remove and add the object from the project via the project->references window (the program fails to compile when the reference is removed as expected). The VB6 ide is running in administrator mode and I get the same error if I run the exe directly as an administrator. </p>
  
  <p>Has anyone else experienced a similar problem and found a way to sort it out?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks,
  Patrick</p>
  
  <p>PS : I have also tried putting the dll in question in the working directory of the exe</p>
  
  <p>EDIT: I've had no luck trying to sort this out and ended up remoting into a windows 2003 server to test the changes. </p>