INFO: Visual Basic 5.0 Runtime Is Removed from Windows Server 2003 (327063)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 5.0
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Premium Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q327063

SUMMARY

The Visual Basic 5.0 runtime (Msvbvm50.dll) is not included with Microsoft Windows Server Beta. Although you can still install the runtime with a Visual Basic 5.0 Setup package, the Visual Basic 5.0 runtime is not present by default.

MORE INFORMATION

Generally, users do not have to change anything if they already build deployment packages for applications. The Setup Wizard automatically includes and installs the latest version of the Visual Basic 5.0 runtime from the development computer. By not including the Visual Basic 5.0 runtime, only those few small and simple applications that can just be copied to the client and expected to run may fail to do so.

For additional information about how to download and to install the Visual Basic 5.0 runtime on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows Server Beta, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

180071 FILE: Msvbvm50.exe Installs Visual Basic 5.0 Run-Time Files

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/9/2003
Keywords:kbinfo KB327063
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