Include existing ActiveX Dll without including it in the setup

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Hello

I have created an application which uses an ActiveX DLL from another
vendor. I'm not permited to redistribute the DLL and need to access it
from the location where it is installed (the path may change from one
system to another).

If I set the reference to the DLL it will add it to my application
directory automatically. If I remove it from the setup, the application
will fail.


Creating the setup was a pain in the a** up to now (I'm new in VB.Net)

How can I set the reference to the mentioned component. Is there any
solution?


Thanks for any help


Regards

Manfred
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