Ok, I have tried all the 'Run as Administrator' recommendations along with the left-shift then right click with all the associated apps. ACP itself doesn't allow this. I have run the ACP installer again. The result is exactly the same as the first effort above, even the identical logs. AcquireImages and Autoflat give 'ActiveX' faults. Disabling plate solving does not change the outcome. I have not tried any other scripts.
Needing help here.