Sheridan Data Widgets 3.11 22l

How to Install Sheridan Data Widgets 3.11 22l on Windows 7

Sheridan Data Widgets are a set of ActiveX controls that provide data-bound grid, combo box, list box and data input features for Visual Basic and other development environments. They were originally developed by Sheridan Software Systems, which was acquired by Infragistics in 1999. The latest version of Sheridan Data Widgets is 3.12, which was released in 2002.

However, some users may still have older versions of Sheridan Data Widgets, such as 3.11 22l, that they want to use on newer operating systems, such as Windows 7. Unfortunately, Sheridan Data Widgets are not officially supported on Windows 7, and may encounter compatibility issues during installation or runtime. In this article, we will show you how to install Sheridan Data Widgets 3.11 22l on Windows 7 using some workarounds.

Step 1: Copy the OCX files from the CD

The first step is to copy the OCX files from the Sheridan Data Widgets CD to your Windows 7 system. The OCX files are the actual controls that you will use in your applications. You can find them in the following folder on the CD:

C:\\Sheridan\\Controls

Copy all the OCX files from this folder to a folder on your Windows 7 system, such as:

C:\\Sheridan\\Controls

You can also copy the help files and samples from the CD if you want.

Step 2: Register the OCX files

The next step is to register the OCX files on your Windows 7 system. This will allow you to use them in your development environment and applications. To register the OCX files, you need to use the REGSVR32.EXE utility, which is located in the following folder:

C:\\Windows\\System32

To register an OCX file, you need to run the following command in a command prompt with administrator privileges:

REGSVR32.EXE C:\\Sheridan\\Controls\\OCXFileName.ocx

where OCXFileName.ocx is the name of the OCX file you want to register. For example, to register the SSDBGrid.ocx file, you would run:

REGSVR32.EXE C:\\Sheridan\\Controls\\SSDBGrid.ocx

You need to repeat this command for each OCX file you copied in step 1. You should see a message saying that the registration was successful for each file.

Step 3: Add the license keys to the registry

The final step is to add the license keys for Sheridan Data Widgets to the registry. The license keys are required to use the controls without any limitations or demo mode messages. The license keys are stored in two locations in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Sheridan

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\Licenses

You can find the license keys on an older system where Sheridan Data Widgets are already installed and working, or on a virtual machine running Windows XP or older. You can use the regedit.exe utility to export the license keys from these locations to a .reg file, and then import them on your Windows 7 system.

Alternatively, you can use a text editor to create a .reg file with the following content:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Sheridan]

\"SSDBGrid\"=\"00000000000000000000000000000000\"

\"SSDataCombo\"=\"00000000000000000000000000000000\"

\"SSDataList\"=\"00000000000000000000000000000000\"

\"SSDataInput\"=\"00000000000000000000000000000000\"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\Licenses]

\"5D0B6F0B-9C8F-11CF-AE6C-00AA004A34D5\"=\"0x0c0c0c0c0c0c0c0c0c0c aa16f39245