Roger Stewart wrote: Change Chris Morrison wrote: private: SHDocVw::InternetExplorer m_IExplorer; m_IExplorer = new SHDocVw::InternetExplorer(); To SHDocVw::InternetExplorerClass* ieForAutomation; ieForAutomation = new SHDocVw::InternetExplorerClass(); Thanks Roger, I just cracked it by looking though the MSDN Library. Thank you for that link as well, that sample should come in very handy. Kind Regards, Chris

VS.NET uses the DTE components via COM (even if written in managed code), so if it can't find the registered class (either because it wasn't registered correctly or because he moved the DLL after registering it) it would throw such a COMException. -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.21 GCS/G/MU d- s: a- C++++ UL@ P++(+++) L+(--) E--- W+++ N++ o+ K? w++++ O- M(+) V? PS-- PE Y++ PGP++ t++@ 5 X+++ R+@ tv+ b(-)>b++ DI++++ D+ G e++>+++ h---* r+++ y+++ -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK-----