FILE: Msvbvm50.exe Installs Visual Basic 5.0 Run-Time Files (180071)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual Basic Control Creation Edition for Windows 5.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows 5.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 5.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows 5.0
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 3.51
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
This article was previously published under Q180071 SUMMARY Msvbvm50.exe is a self-extracting file that installs the
latest versions of the Microsoft Visual Basic run-time files that all
applications created with Visual Basic 5.0 need in order to run. MORE INFORMATIONThe
following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center: For
additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the
following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
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Msvbvm50.exe installs the following files,
which ship with Visual Basic 5.0 Service Pack 2 and Service Pack 3:
FILE VERSION
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Msvbvm50.dll 05.00.8244
Oleaut32.dll 2.20.4118
Olepro32.dll 5.0.4118
Stdole2.tlb 2.20.4118
Asycfilt.dll 2.20.4118
Comcat.dll 4.71
These files are the base dependencies for any component or
application created in Visual Basic 5.0. Do I Need Msvbvm50.exe? Msvbvm50.exe is not intended to replace the Setup Wizard for
distributing Visual Basic applications. For example, if your application
includes components, such as ActiveX controls or DLLs, you should use the
Application Setup Wizard or a third party setup package for distribution.
However, if your Visual Basic application only depends upon the files included
in Msvbvm50.exe, you can distribute your application by providing end users
with the executable (.exe) file and Msvbvm50.exe. To determine
whether your application requires additional files for distribution, you can
use the Setup Wizard to create a set of setup files as a test. If the [Files]
section of the resulting Setup.lst file only lists your .exe file, end users
should be able to run your application after running Msvbvm50.exe to install
the core run-time files. However, if the [Files] section contains multiple
files, you should consider using the Setup Wizard or a third-party setup
package for distribution instead. In addition to distributing simple
executables, you can also use Msvbvm50.exe for the following:
- To minimize the size of Internet downloads of Visual Basic
applications. By running Msvbvm50.exe ahead of time, your users can download
your application from the Web faster.
- As a troubleshooting step when installation of Visual Basic
or a Visual Basic application fails.
If Setup fails with an error
message that mentions one of the core files, or if registration of a component
fails during Setup, the core files on the target computer may be mismatched. If
the versions of the files in Msvbvm50.exe are newer than the versions on the
target computer, running Msvbvm50.exe before running Setup may resolve the
problem.
REFERENCES For a specific example of a problem that is resolved by
running Msvbvm50.exe, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base: 185992
: PRB: "Wrong Version Of Run-Time DLL" When Starting Application
Users of Microsoft Internet Explorer can download some additional
ActiveX Controls and DLLs frequently required by applications built with Visual
Basic 5.0. For more information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base: 172991
: INFO: CAB Files Distributed with Visual Basic 5.0
For information about the self-extracting file that contains the
Visual Basic 6.0 run-time files, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base: 192461 FILE: VBRUN60.EXE Installs Visual Basic 6.0 Run-Time Files
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/11/2004 |
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