Q150614: HOWTO: Install VB 4.0 on a Win32 System Without Running Setup
Article: Q150614
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:4.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbnokeyword kbVBp kbVBp400 kbGrpDSVB kbDSupport
Last Modified: 11-JAN-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0
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SUMMARY
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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.
MORE INFORMATION
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Use one of the following methods to install Microsoft Visual Basic manually.
Standard Edition
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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)
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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.
Professional and Enterprise Editions
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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
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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.
Additional query words: manual install
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Version : WINDOWS:4.0
Issue type : kbhowto
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