PRB: PDW Does Not Include MSAddndr.DLL for Add-in Projects (192136)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows 6.0
This article was previously published under Q192136 SYMPTOMS
Installing an Add-in Project via a Package and Deployment Wizard (PDW)
distribution package (Setup.Exe) causes the following error:
Your Add-in (<NameOfYourAddin>.DLL) could not be registered
A similar error message occurs if you uninstall the Add-in via Add/Remove
Programs in Control Panel. During the uninstall process, the following
error occurs:
Your Add-in (<NameOfYourAddin>.DLL) could not be unregistered
CAUSE
If you build an Add-in Project and use the Package and Deployment Wizard to
create a distribution set, the Package and Deployment Wizard does not
automatically include the Add-in run-time file, MSAddndr.DLL, in the
distribution set.
RESOLUTION
For most cases, the distribution set for an Add-in Project does not need to
include the Add-in run-time MSAddndr.DLL because Visual Basic installs the
Add-in run-time during its setup. Because Visual Basic is needed to run a
Visual Basic Add-in, it is only necessary to include MSAddndr.DLL in the
distribution set if the end-user of the Add-in is likely to not have Visual
Basic already installed.
To include the Add-in run-time MSAddndr.DLL to a Package and Deployment
Wizard distribution set, add the file in the list of Included Files.
Step-by-Step Example- Open an existing Visual Basic project for which a Distribution set is to be created.
- From the Add-In menu, select Package and Deployment Wizard. (If Package and Deployment Wizard is not listed, the Package and Deployment Wizard Add-In will need to be loaded first. To load the Add-In, choose Add-In Manager from the Add-In menu. In the Add-In Manager dialog box, select Package and Deployment Wizard, and then select the Loaded/Unloaded check box.)
- Click on the Package button.
- Choose the appropriate Packaging Script, and click Next.
- Choose the appropriate Package type, and click Next.
- Choose the appropriate Package Folder, and click Next.
- Add MSAddndr.DLL to the list of Included files by clicking Add and selecting MSAddndr.DLL. Assuming Visual Basic is installed onto the C: Drive, MSAddndr.DLL can be found in the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Designer folder.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 6/5/2001 |
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| Keywords: | kbAddIn kbAppSetup kbDSupport kbprb kbwizard KB192136 |
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