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How To Install VB 4.0 on a Win32 System Without Running Setup
| Article ID | : | 150614 |
| Last Review | : | July 16, 2004 |
| Revision | : | 2.2 |
This article was previously published under Q150614
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SUMMARY
Under some circumstances, the 32-bit edition of Microsoft Visual Basic
version 4.0 for Windows does not install on a Windows 95, Windows 98, or
Windows NT system. This behavior is typically demonstrated by a failure to
extract information from a .CAB file.
CAUTION: The method given in this article should ONLY be used as a last
resort.
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MORE INFORMATION
Use one of the following methods to install Microsoft Visual Basic
manually.
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Standard Edition
| 1. | Copy the contents of the \VB directory from the CD-ROM to the \VB
directory on your local hard drive. When you are finished, delete the
\VB\System and \VB\MSApps from your local hard drive.
|
| 2. | Copy the contents of the \VB\SYSTEM directory from the CD-ROM to the
\Windows\System directory on Windows 95 or Windows 98 or the
\Windows\System32 directory on your local hard drive.
|
| 3. | Copy the contents of the \VB\MSAPPS\DAO directory from the CD-ROM to the
\DAO directory on your local hard drive. In Windows 95 or Windows 98,
the directory location is \Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft
Shared\DAO. In Windows NT, the directory location is
\Windows\MSApps\DAO.
|
| 4. | Make sure the following files are in the appropriate directories:
\VB \DAO \Windows\System (Win95/98)
\Windows\System32 (WinNT)
----------- ----------- -------------------------
VB32.EXE DAO2532.TLB MFC40.DLL
VB32.OLB DAO3032.DLL MSJINT32.DLL
VBEXT32.OLB MSJTER32.DLL
VBIDE32.DLL MSVCRT40.DLL
OLEPRO32.DLL
VBAJET32.DLL
VBA232.DLL
VBDB32.DLL
VAEN232.DLL
VEN2232.OLB
ALL 32-BIT .OCX FILES
(*32.OCX)
|
| 5. | Register the necessary files in your system registry by performing the
following steps:| a. | Copy REGSVR32.EXE from the \TOOLS\PSS directory of the CD-ROM to your
\Windows directory.
| | b. | Open the Command prompt and go to your system directory. For Windows
95 or Windows 98, the location is \WINDOWS\SYSTEM. For Windows NT,
the location is \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32. Type the following commands and
press the ENTER key:
RegSvr32 MFC40.DLL <Enter>
RegSvr32 OLEPRO32.DLL <Enter>
A message box appears after each command executes confirming that
the file has been successfully registered.
| | c. | Change to the \DAO directory. For Windows 95 and Windows 98, the
location is \Program Files\COMMON Files\Microsoft Shared\DAO. For
Windows NT, the location is \Windows\MSAPPS\DAO. To specify a long
file or directory name from the MS-DOS prompt, enclose the directory
name in quotation marks as shown above. Enter the following command
and press the ENTER key:
RegSvr32 DAO3032.DLL
|
|
| 6. | Type "\VB\VB32.EXE" at the Command prompt and press the ENTER key.
The 32-bit edition of Visual Basic 4.0 (\VB\VB32.EXE) now runs
successfully.
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Professional and Enterprise Editions
| 1. | Copy the contents of the \VB directory from the CD-ROM to the \VB
directory on your local hard drive. When you are finished, delete the
\VB\System and \VB\MSApps from your local hard drive.
|
| 2. | Copy the contents of the \VB\MSAPPS\DAO directory from the CD-ROM to the
\DAO directory on your local hard drive. In Windows 95 and Windows 98,
the directory location is \Windows\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft
Shared\DAO. In Windows NT, the directory location is
\Windows\MSApps\DAO.
|
| 3. | Copy the following files from the \VB\System directory of the CD-ROM to
your \Windows\System directory on Windows 95 and Windows 98 and the
\Windows\System32 directory on Windows NT:
Windows 95 and Windows NT Windows NT Only
----------------------------------------------
MFC40.DLL CTL3D32.dll
MSJINT32.DLL
MSJT3032.DLL
MSJTER32.DLL
MSVCRT40.DLL
OLEPRO32.DLL
VBAJET32.DLL
VBA232.DLL
VBDB32.DLL
VAEN232.DLL
VEN2232.OLB
ALL 32-BIT .OCX FILES (*32.OCX)
|
| 4. | Expand the control licensing .REG file by running one of the following
commands from the \SETUP directory of the CD-ROM in a Command prompt:
Professional Edition: EXTRACT /L C:\VB /E VB4-6.CAB VBPRO.REG
-or-
Enterprise Edition: EXTRACT /L C:\VB /E VB4-6.CAB VBENT.REG
If you cannot find this file, type one of the following commands from
the \SETUP directory of the CD-ROM in a Command prompt:
Professional Edition: EXTRACT /A /D VB4-1.CAB VBPRO.REG | MORE
-or-
Enterprise Edition: EXTRACT /A /D VB4-1.CAB VBENT.REG | MORE
|
| 5. | Go to the Command prompt and change the default directory to the \SETUP
directory of the CD-ROM. Enter one of the following commands to expand
files from the CD-ROM:
Professional Edition:
EXTRACT /L C:\VB /E VB4-13.CAB VBIDE32.DLL <Enter>
EXTRACT /L C:\VB /E VB4-15.CAB VBEXT32.OLB <Enter>
-or-
Enterprise Edition:
EXTRACT /L C:\VB /E VB4-15.CAB VB32.EXE <Enter>
EXTRACT /L C:\VB /E VB4-16.CAB VB32.OLB <Enter>
EXTRACT /L C:\VB /E VB4-14.CAB VBIDE32.DLL <Enter>
EXTRACT /L C:\VB /E VB4-16.CAB VBEXT32.OLB <Enter>
|
| 6. | Make sure the following files are located in the appropriate
directories:
\VB ..\DAO \Windows\System (Win95/98)
\Windows\System32 (WinNT)
----------- ----------- -------------------------
VB32.EXE DAO2532.TLB MFC40.DLL
VB32.OLB DAO3032.DLL MSJINT32.DLL
VBEXT32.OLB MSJTER32.DLL
VBIDE32.DLL MSVCRT40.DLL
OLEPRO32.DLL
VBAJET32.DLL
VBA232.DLL
VBDB32.DLL
VAEN232.DLL
VEN2232.OLB
ALL 32-BIT .OCX FILES
(*32.OCX)
|
| 7. | Register the necessary files in your system registry by performing the
following steps:| a. | Copy REGSVR32.EXE from the \TOOLS\PSS directory of the CD-ROM to
your \Windows directory.
| | b. | Open the command prompt and go to your system directory. For Windows
95 and Windows 98, the location is \WINDOWS\SYSTEM. For Windows NT,
the location is \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32. Type the following commands:
RegSvr32 MFC40.DLL <Enter> RegSvr32 OLEPRO32.DLL <Enter>
A message box appears after each command executes confirming that
the file has been successfully registered.
| | c. | Change to the \DAO directory. For Windows 95 and Windows 98, the
location is \Program "Files\Command Files\Microsoft Shared\DAO". For
Windows NT, the location is \Windows\MSAPPS\DAO. To specify a long
file or directory name from the MS-DOS prompt, enclose the directory
name in quotation marks as shown above. Enter the following command,
and press the ENTER key:
RegSvr32 DAO3032.DLL
| | d. | Change directories to the \VB directory. Run one of the following
commands from the Command prompt:
Professional Edition: RegEdit VBPRO.REG <Enter>
-or-
Enterprise Edition: RegEdit VBENT.REG <Enter>
|
|
| 8. | Type "VB32.EXE" at the Command prompt and press the ENTER key.
The 32-bit edition of Visual Basic 4.0 (\VB\VB32.EXE) now runs
successfully.
|
Other dependency files may be required to be registered. Use RegSvr32.exe
to register these files manually as you did in step 7. These dependencies
are found in \vb4\setupkit\kitfil32\sw32tmpl.ini. The Register keyword
specifies $(DLLSelfRegister) or $(EXESelfRegister) if the dependency
requires registration.
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APPLIES TO
| • | Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 Standard Edition |
| • | Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 Professional Edition |
| • | Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 32-Bit Enterprise Edition |
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