> Do you remember when you started calling OleInitialize/OleUnInitialize in > Powerpro? What version, what year? If it's been there forever, that can't be > the issue. > > If OleInitialize/OleUnInitialize started being called sometime in the last > few years, why are they called, i.e. what other com stuff do you do that > requires COM initialisation?
Since win32 (10 years!) at least. First usage was for handling special files in menu folder, like control panel. Also paths from pidls for shbrowsefolder. Now also used for drag and drop for notes, autocomplete, other stuff. >
