BUG: Setup Wizard Closes With Error: Invalid Property Value... (170372)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual Basic Control Creation Edition for Windows 5.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 5.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows 5.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 16-bit, for Windows 4.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 16-bit, for Windows 4.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0
This article was previously published under Q170372 SYMPTOMS
When starting the Microsoft Visual Basic Application Setup Wizard, a dialog
box appears with the following error message:
Invalid property value, an unexpected error has occurred.
If you click OK, the Setup Wizard terminates.
CAUSE
When the Setup Wizard begins, a system configuration file is read. If the
devices listed in the configuration file cannot be located, the error
occurs and the Setup Wizard terminates.
RESOLUTION
Use one of the following methods to resolve this error:
- Reinstall the unlocated device(s).
- Comment the appropriate line in the configuration file.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed
at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
When Microsoft Visual Basic is installed, a system configuration file is
created. This configuration file includes information about devices
installed on the computer at the time of installation.
In Microsoft Visual Basic Version 4.0 there may be three configuration
files. The original configuration files are:
- 16 bit: <VB directory>\SETUPKIT\KITFIL16\SW16TMPL.INI
- 32 bit: <VB directory>\SETUPKIT\KITFIL32\SW32TMPL.INI
If the Setup Wizard has been used once successfully, an additional
configuration file is created for all future uses:
<Windows directory>\SWDEPEND.INI
In Microsoft Visual Basic Version 5.0, the configuration file is:
<VB directory>\SETUPKIT\KITFIL32\VB5DEP.INI
The following is a sample of a VB5DEP.INI (other files similar):
[SetupWiz]
Uses1=D:\DStudio\VB5\setupkit\kitfil32\VB5StKit.dll
Drive1=1.44 MB,1457664,512
Drive2=2.88 MB,2915328,1024
Drive3=1.2 MB,1213952,512
Drive4=720 KB,730112,1024
Drive5=360 KB,362496,1024
BootStrap=D:\DStudio\VB5\SETUPKIT\KITFIL32\SETUP.EXE
VBExe=D:\DStudio\VB5\VB5.EXE
RemoveInstallEXE=D:\DStudio\VB5\SETUPKIT\KITFIL32\ST5UNST.EXE
The Application Setup Wizard reads this configuration file during
initialization. If devices described in the log file are not found on the
system, the error occurs and the Setup Wizard terminates.
In the sample above, Drive1 is a 1.44MB floppy drive. If this device was
removed from the system (and not replaced with a similar device), the Setup
Wizard would be unable to find the device and the error would occur. This
situation typically occurs with computers that have removable disk drives.
Use one of the following methods to correct this error:
- Reinstall the missing device.
- Comment the line in the configuration file by adding a semicolon (;) at
the beginning of the line.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 6/24/2004 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug KB170372 |
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