Take ownership of DLL and OCX file

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Some of the DLL and OCX file may not be registered correctly on your computer. This will lead to errors when running a specific application or website that require certain addons to be enable. You can take ownership of this DLL and OCX file by performing the following steps.

1. Login as Administrator (Click here if you are not sure how to login as Administrator).

 

2. Click on Start > type cmd (Right click on cmd and choose Run as Administrator).

 

3. In command prompt type following command and hit enter:

CACLS %systemroot%\System32\.dll /E /G BUILTIN\Users:R

 

4. In command prompt type following command and hit enter:

CACLS %systemroot%\System32\.ocx /E /G BUILTIN\Users:R

 

5. Restart the computer.