The solution was to completely recreate the existing project, add the old units back in and hey-presto, it worked fine. There has to be a problem with adding ActiveX components to apps that have been upgraded from earlier versions. leaves you wondering about what else may not have come through a version change properly?? Steven Steven Wild Director Wild Software Ltd P O Box 33-216 Christchurch, NZ Ph & Fax 64 3 377-0495 _______________________ Chreos Business Systems _______________________ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz