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Asked: 2026-05-31T16:24:46+00:00

I have an legacy installation from a DotNet 1.1 application (with Visual Studio 2003)

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I have an legacy installation from a DotNet 1.1 application (with Visual Studio 2003) that will not deploy the msflxgrd.ocx file on the FIRST installation on Windows 7. If I uninstall the MSI and then run the same MSI again, (and future installations on the same laptop), the msflxgrd.ocx file deploys. At first I suspected that it was a regsvr32 issue, but since there is no file to register, it seems to be more of a deployment issue. I have administrative rights on the machines.

I have links to the MSI logs here:

Is anyone able to help?

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  1. Editorial Team

    My previous answer was to explain what was going wrong. This answer will be how to fix it.

    InstallShield distributes a Merge Module for this control that contains version 6.0.84.18. However, it seems that this merge module is old and doesn’t include a security update that was released by Microsoft a few years back. See the thread:

    Updated Merge Modules for MS08-070 Security Bulletin

    In the thread Mike Marino tried to get updated merge modules from Microsoft but was told:

    Microsoft will not be providing Merge Modules for these. They
    recommended that users either build their own MSMs or include these
    files in their own MSIs.

    So here is what I would do. Make sure the msflxgrd.dll is the latest version from MS08-070 (6.1.98.14) or newer. Author it into your installer in the SystemFolder directory. Mark it as Permanenet = true. Set the Register attribute to vsdraCOM and set the SharedLegacyFile = true.

    Rebuild your installer and test your upgrade scenario again. You should be good to go.

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