Multimedia Err Msg: Out-of-Date PICCLIP.VBX (104152)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft 500 Nations
  • Microsoft Ancient Lands 1.0
  • Microsoft Art Gallery for Windows 1.0
  • Microsoft Bookshelf for Windows, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 editions
  • Microsoft Bookshelf '95 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Bookshelf 1996-97 for Windows
  • Microsoft Cinemania for Windows, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 editions
  • Microsoft Complete Baseball for Windows, 1994 edition (see below)
  • Microsoft Complete Baseball Guide for Windows, 1995 edition
  • Microsoft Complete Gardening for Windows 1.0
  • Microsoft Complete NBA Basketball for Windows, 1994-1995, 1995-1996 editions
  • Microsoft Dangerous Creatures
  • Microsoft Dinosaurs for Windows 1.0
  • Microsoft Dogs for Windows 1.0
  • Microsoft Encarta 1994 The Complete Multimedia Encyclopedia
  • Microsoft Encarta 95 The Complete Interactive Multimedia Encyclopedia for Macintosh
  • Microsoft Encarta 96 Encyclopedia for Windows
  • Microsoft Encarta 97 Encyclopedia for Windows
  • Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 97 Deluxe for Windows
  • Microsoft Encarta 96 World Atlas for Windows
  • Microsoft Home CD Sampler
  • Microsoft Isaac Asimov's The Ultimate Robot for Windows
  • Microsoft Julia Child: Home Cooking with Master Chefs for Windows 1.0
  • Microsoft Multimedia Mozart 1.0
  • Microsoft Multimedia Schubert 1.0
  • Microsoft Multimedia Strauss for Windows 1.0
  • Microsoft Multimedia Stravinsky 1.0
  • Microsoft Music Central for Windows, 1996, 1997 edition
  • Microsoft Oceans for Windows 1.0
  • Microsoft Reader's Digest Complete Do-It-Yourself Guide for Windows 1.0
  • Microsoft Wine Guide for Windows 1.0
  • Microsoft Wine Guide for Windows 2.0
  • Microsoft World of Flight 1.0
This article was previously published under Q104152

SYMPTOMS

When you start one the programs listed at the top of this article, you may receive the following error message:
The file C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\PICCLIP.VBX is out of date.
This program requires a newer version.
When you choose OK, the following error message appears:
Unexpected error: quitting.
The program then closes.

CAUSE

This problem occurs if any of the three following conditions exist:

  • Another Visual Basic application is already running, and is using an out-of-date version of the PICCLIP.VBX file.
  • An out-of-date version of the PICCLIP.VBX file is higher on the search list than the current version installed with the applications listed at the top of this article. The applications are finding the out-of-date version before they get to the current version.
  • An out-of-date version of PICCLIP.VBX has copied over the version installed by the Setup program for the applications listed at the top of this article.

RESOLUTION

NOTE: For more information about how to perform the steps listed below in Windows, see your Windows printed documentation or online Help.

To correct the problem, copy the PICCLIP.VBX file again from your application CD-ROM to your Windows SYSTEM subdirectory, and remove all previous or duplicate versions of PICCLIP.VBX from your hard drive. The PICCLIP.VBX file is in the following locations:

SCHUBERT\MSSTP\SHARED (Schubert)
STRAUSS\MSSTP\SHARED (Strauss)
STRAV\MSSTP\SHARED (Stravinsky)
MOZART\MSSTP\SHARED (Mozart)
KIDSCAT (Magic School Bus)
ZZMMCAT (Baseball, Basketball)
SAMPLER (Sampler 4.0)
MMCAT (All Others)

MORE INFORMATION

The programs listed at the top of this article search for the PICCLIP.VBX file in the following order (note that this follows standard Windows file search ordering):

  1. Current directory
  2. Windows directory
  3. Windows SYSTEM subdirectory
  4. All the directories on the path, in order
The Setup program installs PICCLIP.VBX to the Windows SYSTEM directory. If the applications listed at the top of this article encounter an invalid version of PICCLIP.VBX before they find the up-to-date version, the error occurs. Problems may also occur if more than one copy of the PICCLIP.VBX file is found.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/15/2005
Keywords:kbenv kberrmsg kbmm kbmm kbprb KB104152
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