Scenario:
You install a .Net based application that uses C:WindowsSysWow64ssdw3b32.ocx ActiveX control, will start showing incorrect entries in application/windows and/or will start crashing.
In the event viewer you’ll notice that .Net crashing with unexpected exception and then dependent application crashing with faulting module ssdw3b32.ocx.
About ssdw3b32.ocx File:
ssdw3b32.ocx is Data Widgets OCX – DataGrid/Combo/DropDown Control file which is used by .Net applications to render Form based Window with grids/dropdown menus.
C:>file C:WindowsSysWow64ssdw3b32.ocx
Path: C:WindowsSysWow64ssdw3b32.ocx
BinaryType: 32-bit i386 Windows
Subsystem: 2 (GUI)
Characteristics: 0x210e ( Executable LineNumsStripped SymsStripped 32BitMachine Dll )
DllCharacteristics: 0
Timestamp: Tue Mar 13 02:02:08 2001 (3AAD3248)
CheckSum: 000DC19F
File Version: 3.1.3.4
Product Version: 3.0.0.0
OS: 0x4 Windows
Type: 0x2 (Dll)
SubType: 0
Translations: 0409.04b0
CompanyName: Infragistics, Inc.
ProductName: Data Widgets
InternalName: SSDW3B32
OriginalFileName: SSDW3B32.OCX
ProductVersion: 3.0.000
FileVersion: 3.13.0004
FileDescription: Data Widgets OCX – DataGrid/Combo/DropDown Control
LegalCopyright: Copyright ⌐ 1993 – 2000, Infragistics,Inc.
LegalTrademarks: Data Widgets
Attributes: Normal
ID: 0x00010000 0004bb8e on volume cc0c-b792 (links 1)
Signed By: Infragistics, Inc.
Allocation: 0xd9 clusters (starting at cluster 0x5a0234) with 0 fragment(s)
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Cause and Fix:
I noticed that version 3.1.3.4 of ssdw3b32.ocx causing the application crash on R2 servers, where as on the same system version 3.1.2.15 of ssdw3b32.ocx file working stable.
You need to replace the faulting version file with the working file version and register the stable version file with regsvr32 command.
