COMCTL32.dll error when installing software

[fiza]

My Windows 7 machine has suddenly started displaying an error message when I try to install software. Doesnt happen on all software but a few recently.

 

I have even re-imaged my machine. Windows updates are installed and up to date.

 

Any ideas please?

 

[fiza]

*bump*

Has no one come across something like this? I have tried all the stuff that a Google Search comes up with and I still have the issue.

[mrwoberts]

Any ideas what 'mirroring360_win.exe' is?? Is that app throwing the error?

 

Edit: Possibly related to a SplashTop (remote control/screen sharing app). Try uninstalling that then see if other software installs work okay.

Edited October 19, 2018 by mrwoberts

[Arthur]

Any ideas what 'mirroring360_win.exe' is??

Screen mirroring software from mirroring360.com?

 

Perhaps it's worth trying AirServer or AirParrot instead?

[GeGeek]

COMCTL32.dll refers to the VB Runtime controls, you can download the pack direct from MS

 

You can try the common controls from MS

 

Download Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Common Controls from Official Microsoft Download Center

 

The Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015

 

https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/download/details.aspx?id=48145

[fiza]

Any ideas what 'mirroring360_win.exe' is?? Is that app throwing the error?

 

Edit: Possibly related to a SplashTop (remote control/screen sharing app). Try uninstalling that then see if other software installs work okay.

That just happened to be an application I was trying to install, it happens with various applications. Some install fine. Latest one was the Unifi Controller software. So it's not directly related to mirroring360.

[GeGeek]

I do know what you're saying I was just referencing the dll file which is common with all applications that require that file

[Arthur]

it happens with various applications.

If you want a quick way of finding out which Visual C++ Redistributable(s) an application needs, use the first script below to download and install all of them on your PC or a VM. Then run the second script to display a list of the versions for each application.

 

As you can see below, Mirroring360 requires v7.0 and v12.0 which are the 2005 and 2013 redistributables respectably.

 

# https://docs.stealthpuppy.com/vcredist

Install-Module VcRedist
Import-Module VcRedist

$DownloadFolder = "C:\VcRedist"
If (!(Test-Path -Path "$DownloadFolder")) { New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "$DownloadFolder" }

$VcList = Get-VcList -Export All | Get-VcRedist -Path "$DownloadFolder"
$VcList | Install-VcRedist -Path "$DownloadFolder"

 

# Based on: http://www.theexperienceblog.com/2017/03/17/checking-win32-application-runtime-dependencies-in-windows-10/

$Programs = Get-WMIObject Win32_InstalledWin32Program | Select-Object Name,ProgramID
$Result = ForEach ($Program in $Programs) {

   $Name = $Program.Name
   $ProgramID = $Program.ProgramID
   $FMapp = Get-WMIObject Win32_InstalledProgramFramework -Filter "ProgramID = '$ProgramID'"

   ForEach ($FM in $FMapp) {
       [PSCustomObject]@{
           'Name'               = $Name
           'ProgramID'          = $ProgramID
           'FrameworkPublisher' = $FM.FrameworkPublisher
           'FrameworkName'      = $FM.FrameworkName
           'FrameworkVersion'   = $FM.FrameworkVersion
       }
   }
}

$Result | Out-GridView