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Q190493: FIX: "Locate File" Message When Running a PDW Setup App

Article: Q190493
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbwizard kbAppSetup kbInternet kbVBp kbVBp600bug kbGrpDSVB kbDSupport kbVS600sp4fix kbV
Last Modified: 26-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When running a setup program generated by the Visual Basic Package and
Deployment Wizard (PDW), a "Locate File" error message is displayed.

This typically occurs when navigating to a URL that invokes an Internet Component
Download. For example, navigating to an ActiveX Document or Web page containing
an ActiveX control packaged with the PDW.

CAUSE
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The setup program may be unpacking a .CAB file that has another .CAB file inside
of it, also known as a "nested" CAB file. The Internet Component Download INF
syntax generated by the PDW does not support nested CAB files; therefore, an
error message prompts the user for the location of the file.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in the next service pack for
Visual Studio 6.0.

For additional information about Visual Studio service packs, click the article
numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

  Q194295 HOWTO: Tell That a Visual Studio Service Pack Is Installed

You can download the latest Visual Studio service pack from the following
Microsoft Web site:

  Visual Studio Product Updates
  (http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/downloads/updates.asp)

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbwizard kbAppSetup kbInternet kbVBp kbVBp600bug kbGrpDSVB kbDSupport kbVS600sp4fix kbVS600sp5fix 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB600Search kbVB600
Version           : :6.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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