Older versions of Windows

Older versions of Windows

Concordance will not be fully functional if your computer has a very old version of the Windows Common Controls (also known as the Windows Custom Controls Library.) This file is part of Windows.

This should only affect users -- if any still exist -- of Windows 95 (v4.00.950) or Windows NT 4.0 (without Service Pack 1 or greater) who have not installed Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0, 5.0, or 6.0.

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If your version is too old, the symptoms include the following: (1) when you click on a line in Concordance's centred context view, nothing happens; (2) when you start Concordance, there are no gridlines visible in the Headword list or the context views, even though you have selected Show Gridlines on both the Headwords and the Contexts menus.

Version 4.72 or later of the Windows Common Controls is required if Concordance is to offer full functionality. This version is part of Windows 98 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0. If you already have either of these, or later versions, you should not need to update.

If you have Windows 95 (v4.00.950) or Windows NT 4.0 (without Service Pack 1 or greater) and have not installed Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0, 5.0, or 6.0, you may need to update.

You can check your current version yourself as follows. Use Windows Explorer (or Find on your Start menu) to find the file comctl32.dll in your Windows system directory. Right-click the file, choose Properties, then Version. If the file version is 4.72 or later, you do not need to upgrade.

To upgrade to the latest version if required, Microsoft recommends that you install a recent version of Internet Explorer. If you do not wish to do so, you can instead download and run the program 50Comupd.exe from Microsoft's website.

50Comupd.exe is Microsoft's official update for the Windows Common Controls and will safely update the file comctl32.dll on your system if required, renaming the old version to comctl32.bak.