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October 2, 2014
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ABAP Connectivity

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This is a follow on document to my previous blog on “Read COMM port using ABAP w/o third
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How to activate / re-register MSCOMM32.OCX from an elevated command prompt (Windows

XP, Vista, 7, and 8):
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4. You will be prompted with a permission dialog box.

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5. Click Yes.
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6. Make sure you have changed the path to C:\Windows\System32 if you are on 32 bit
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7. or C:\Windows\ SysWOW64 if you are on 64 bit machine

8. Type the following command: regsvr32 /u MSCOMM32.OCX.

9. Hit ENTER. This will UN-REGISTER your file.

10. Type the following command: regsvr32 /i MSCOMM32.OCX.

11. Hit ENTER.

12. If this gives any error the type the following regsvr32  MSCOMM32.OCX.

13. Hit ENTER. This will RE-REGISTER your file.

14. Close the command prompt window.

15. Re-start the system. 

Regards,
Firoz.

References: http://www.solvusoft.com/en/files/missing-not-
registered/ocx/windows/microsoft/msdn-disc-10/mscomm32-o

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Narendra Singh Rathore

August 26, 2019 at 10:57 am

Hi Firoz ,

It's really helpful, Could you please all add a procedure for system32

Regards,

N S Rathore

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