{"id":31487,"date":"2023-01-04T10:36:54","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T05:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=31487"},"modified":"2026-03-10T13:29:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T07:59:20","slug":"mscal-ocx-missing-not-registered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/mscal-ocx-missing-not-registered\/","title":{"rendered":"Component MSCAL.OCX Missing or Invalid or not Registered"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you install a legacy program that uses the Microsoft Office 2003\/2007’s calendar control (i.e., date picker control) module MSCAL.OCX, you may receive the following error:<\/p>\n

Component 'MSCAL.OCX' or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid.<\/pre>\n
\"mscal.ocx<\/p>\n
\"mscal.ocx<\/p>\n
Cause<\/h2>\n
The above errors occur if the calendar control module MSCAL.OCX is missing from the computer. This file is shipped with Office 2003\/2007 installation and may not be distributed by the software vendor.<\/p>\n
RELATED:<\/strong> See how to restore comdlg32.ocx<\/a>, comctl32.ocx<\/a>, mscomctl.ocx<\/a>, or RichTx32.ocx<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Download MSCAL.OCX from Microsoft<\/h2>\n
You can obtain MSCAL.OCX<\/code> from the Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 Cabinet file; it is available via the Microsoft Update catalog<\/a>.<\/p>\n
MSCAL.OCX:\r\nVerified: Signed\r\nPublisher: Microsoft Corporation\r\nCompany: Microsoft Corporation\r\nDescription: Microsoft Calendar Control\r\nProduct: Microsoft Calendar Control\r\nProd version: 11.0.8161.0\r\nFile version: 11.0.8161.0\r\nMachineType: 32-bit\r\nBinary Version: 11.0.8161.0\r\nInternal Name: MSCAL.OCX\r\nCopyright: Copyright \u00a9 1987-2001 Microsoft Corp.\r\nSHA256: A5A5015134E36AF8C2C1D6784F98ED2089B4ACF73C27A4C0976A7905F7CFD80D<\/pre>\n
    \n
  1. In the Microsoft Update Catalog, search for “office 2003 service pack 3”.\n
    https:\/\/www.catalog.update.microsoft.com\/Search.aspx?q=office+2003+service+pack+3<\/pre>\n
    You’ll find a link to mainsp3_8dec796cbac8915e6987e7405b3a9910c0a9a1b7.cab<\/code>. The direct download link is given below:<\/p>\n
    https:\/\/catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com\/msdownload\/update\/v3-19990518\/cabpool\/mainsp3_8dec796cbac8915e6987e7405b3a9910c0a9a1b7.cab<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
  2. Download the CAB file.<\/li>\n
  3. Open the CAB file using 7-Zip.<\/li>\n
  4. In the 7-Zip interface, double-click “MAINSP3.msp”<\/li>\n
  5. Double-click “PCW_CAB_H15000_1”<\/li>\n
  6. You’ll find the file “MSCAL.OCX_1033”. This is the file you need.\"mscal.ocx\n
    Note: The suffix code “1033” refers to the language\/locale ID of the OCX file. It’s the local ID for “English (United States).” The equivalent hex value is 409.<\/em><\/li>\n
  7. Extract the file to the desktop, and rename it to MSCAL.OCX.<\/li>\n
  8. Move the file to “C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64”<\/li>\n
  9. Open an admin Command Prompt and register the OCX using the following command:\n
    regsvr32 C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\MSCAL.OCX<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    That’s it. The calendar control module is now registered, and your legacy program will be able to find it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
    When you install a legacy program that uses the Microsoft Office 2003\/2007’s calendar control (i.e., date picker control) module MSCAL.OCX, you may receive the following error:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[191,988],"class_list":["post-31487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows","tag-error-messages","tag-runtimes"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":25473,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/comdlg32-ocx-missing-invalid-dependencies-not-registered\/","url_meta":{"origin":31487,"position":0},"title":"COMDLG32.OCX Missing or Dependencies not Registered","author":"Ramesh","date":"January 3, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"The comdlg32.ocx module is used by classic Visual Basic programs. 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