Hello mwyou,
Similiar to yourself, I also program for science work.
Here are a couple of problems/suggestions that you may want to consider:
1) When Clicking on Pipe Database -> I get the following error: Run-time error '339': Component 'Msflxgrd.ocx' or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid.
2) Instruments -> control valve has the following error: Run-time error '339': Component 'Tabctl32.ocx' or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid.
3) I suggest that you use an 'installer' program of some type to correctly install your program (and make the appropriate shortcuts, register files, create installation directory, etc). Microsoft has some good guidelines for developing programs for the Windows operating system.
I wish you the best, and keep up the great work!
Cheers,
Eugene