PRB: Error Message "MSVBVM50.dll Not Found" (179492)
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
This article was previously published under Q179492 SYMPTOMS
An attempt to install a Visual Basic program results in the following error
message:
A required file, MSVBVM50.dll, was not found.
CAUSE
The Microsoft Visual Basic Virtual Machine run time was not properly
installed on the computer. File corruption or failure of a third-party
application to install this required run time during setup may also cause
this error message.
RESOLUTION
Download and run MSVBVM50.EXE from the Microsoft Download Center. Run the
executable file after download. This file installs the correct Visual Basic
Virtual Machine and associated files. This should eliminate the error
Message. See the "References" section of this article for more information.
MORE INFORMATION
Programs written in Microsoft Visual Basic require that the client computer
have a local installation of the Microsoft Visual Basic Virtual Machine run time engine. In some situations, this file was not distributed or installed
correctly by a third-party software package or has become corrupted. While
the Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Service Pack 2 updated this Virtual Machine
run time engine for developers, a client or customer computer may not have
the most recent version installed.
REFERENCESFor additional information about MSVBVM50.EXE, click the article number below
to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
180071 FILE: MSVBVM50.EXE Installs Visual Basic 5.0 Run-Time Files
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/10/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb kbsetup KB179492 |
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