How to Fix Richtx32.ocx Errors

By Timothy Tibbetts

on 09/06/2022

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When running a program that uses the Visual Basic runtimes, you might receive an error message. The most common message states, "Component 'RICHTX32.OCX' or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid."

Surprisingly, this error is very common because the runtimes aren't included in Windows, and richtx32.ocx isn't included in the Visual Basic 6 runtimes. After trying our steps, you might need to install the Visual Basic 6 Runtimes if you receive other errors.

The first thing to determine is whether richtx32.ocx is on your computer, then register the ocx if your program still won't run.

Video tutorial:

Open File Explorer and search your Windows folder for richtx32.ocx.

How to Fix Richtx32.ocx Errors - Richtx32.ocx Missing

If it isn't there, download richtx32.ocx from MajorGeeks.

Copy richtx32.ocx to the correct folder:

Windows 7, 10 & 11 32-Bit - C:\Windows\System32
Windows 7, 10 & 11 64-Bit - C:\Windows\SysWOW64

We received errors when copying and pasting in some cases, so we recommend you drag and drop richtx32.ocx to the correct folder.

See if your problem is solved now.

How to Fix Richtx32.ocx Errors - Register Richtx32.ocx

If you already have richtx32.ocx on your computer or downloading the file didn't work, let's try to register richtx32.ocx.

Open the Command Prompt as Administrator. Do not use Windows Terminal or PowerShell.

Type in the following for your operating system:

Windows 7, 10 & 11 32-Bit - regsvr32.exe %systemroot%\system32\RICHTX32.OCX
Windows 7, 10 & 11 64-Bit - regsvr32.exe %systemroot%\syswow64\RICHTX32.OCX

You will see a message when completed: "DLLRegisterServer in C:\FilePath\RICHTX32.OCX succeeded."