Beckhoff

Hello,
I want to connect a Beckhoff system with LabVIEW. I know you have to place an ActiveX component in your VI. But every time when I want to insert the AdsOcx Control as an activeX component, I get the following error:
klasse is niet geregistreerd
Class not registered
(see attachment)
Has anyone ever had the same problem?
Thank for helping
Greets
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Hello Pieter,
Have you already googled it?
Just searching with the search terms "register activex component" gives back the following result:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/146219
Kind Regards,
Thierry C - Applications Engineering Specialist Northern European Region - National Instruments
CLD, CTA
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