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Security Update for mscomctl.ocx (KB2597986 MS12-060) August 2012 Updates: Listbox double-click no longer works

Anonymous
2012-08-15T12:25:26+00:00

After installing the August 2012 round of patches (MS12-060: Vulnerability in Windows common controls could allow remote code execution), an Access 2010 application using the Windows common controls Listbox no longer responds to a double-click.

The update installs MSCOMCTL.OCX 6.1.98.34 dated 6 Jun 2012.

Reverting to the previous version of the file (version 6.1.98.33, variously dated 7 or 14 Feb 2012 solves the problem.

I think this probably applies to Win XP as well.

Anyone else come across this? Any other issues with this update?

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-08-15T16:40:53+00:00

    We had the problem and the way round it is to unregister mscomctl.ocx, log off, log back on and then register mscomctl.ocx.  The log off stage is important.  Without doing this unregistering and registering doesn't work.

    This 'fix' has worked for us on PCs running Office 2003, 2007 and 2010 (Windows 7 64bit, Vista and XP)

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-08-15T13:07:58+00:00

    Hi, There is also a problem related to using VB6. 

    Now It is no longer possible to use the MsComCtl.ocx version 6.1.98.34 in VB6.

    I have tried to re-register the component, but the application is not responding if I try to add the component to the application( Not Responding).

    Looking forward for a solution on this problem.

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-08-15T14:24:46+00:00

    Same here. I have a Word Macro using VB6 that died after the updates last night.

    It has to be the MSCOMCTL.OCX

    This happened last year during some other MS update.

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-08-15T14:35:35+00:00

    Hi there,

    i have the same problems - unfortunately the Security Update

    'Security Update for Microsoft Office 2010 KB2597986 32 bit'

    cannot be uninstalled

    how can i fix this problem - could the previous version of MSCOMCTL.OCX be downloaded anywhere ?

    regards,

    Markus

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-08-15T14:44:56+00:00

    I had the file on another PC. Soo I just unregistered (regsvr32 -u)  the mscomctl.ocx, and then replaced the old version with the new version, and ran regsvr32 mscomctl.ocx

    Br

    Kjetil

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