a .tbl file needs a key in the registry under \HKEY_CLASS_ROOT\Typelib\{CLSID of the component}. You can make a serach with regedit for "ISProbe.tlb". If no occurence is found, then your error is normal. A tlb file is very important for COM object to be used in a out-of-process way. And just copy it will not solve the problem because you need to register it into the registry. And if you register the tbl file, you'll need to register the component itself. In other word, try to install the application which provides the wanted component.