[AccessD] A97 on Win 7

Hello to the list,

In prepping my new personal laptop, I have an issue that will not allow me
to complete the install of A97.
All is well until the end and then I get a message that it can't install a
ctl3D32.dll in the windows folder. The result when I start A97  I get a
message: Access was unable to initialize the Windows Registry.....

Ordinarily I would have used a virtual machine w/win XP. But I have a
particular client that needs A97 & Out2003 together for automation, and need
it now.

TIA

Bob