Q192461: FILE: VBRun60.exe Installs Visual Basic 6.0 Run-Time Files
Article: Q192461
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 6.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbfile kbtophit kbAppSetup kbDeployment kbVBp600 kbGrpDSVB
Last Modified: 25-JUL-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows, version 6.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 6.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 6.0
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SUMMARY
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VBRun60.exe is a self-extracting executable file that installs the Microsoft
Visual Basic run-time files that all applications created with Visual Basic 6.0
need in order to run.
NOTE: The following Microsoft Knowledge Base article contains the latest versions
of the Microsoft Visual Basic run-time files included with Visual Studio 6.0
Service Pack 5. For additional information about the Service Pack 5 version of
the Visual Basic 6.0 run-time files, click the article number below to view the
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q290887 FILE: VBRun60sp5.exe Installs Visual Basic 6.0 SP5 Run-Time Files
MORE INFORMATION
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The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:
VBRun60.exe
Release Date: September 18, 2000
For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of
posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure
servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.
VBRun60.exe installs the following core files, which ship with Visual Basic 6.0:
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| File | Version | Size |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| ASycFilt.dll | 2.30.4261.1 | 144KB (147,728 bytes) |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| ComCat.dll | 4.71.1460.1 | 21.7KB (22,288 bytes) |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| MSVBVM60.dll | 6.0.81.76 | 1.34MB (1,409,024 bytes) |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| OLEAut32.dll | 2.30.4261.1 | 584KB (598,288 bytes) |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| OLEPro32.dll | 5.0.4261.1 | 160KB (164,112 bytes) |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| STDOLE2.tlb | 2.30.4261.1 | 17.5KB (17,920 bytes) |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
These files are the base dependencies for any component or application created in
Visual Basic 6.0. In addition, the following files are also installed by
VBRun60.exe:
+----------------------------------------------------+
| File | Version | Size |
+----------------------------------------------------+
| ADVPack.dll | 4.71.1015.0 | 73.2KB (74,960 bytes) |
+----------------------------------------------------+
| W95Inf16.dll | 4.71.704.0 | 2.21KB (2,272 bytes) |
+----------------------------------------------------+
| W95Inf32.dll | 4.71.0016.0 | 4.50KB (4,608 bytes) |
+----------------------------------------------------+
| VBRun60.inf | N/A | 1.04KB (1,069 bytes) |
+----------------------------------------------------+
These files are supporting files for the VBRun60.exe self-extracting file.
For information about the command-line arguments available for the VBRun60.exe
file, enter the following at the command-line:
""VBRun60.exe /?"" (without the quotation marks)
NOTE: You may need to specify the complete path to the VBrun60.exe file in the
command.
For additional information about documentation on command-line arguments, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q189520 XCLN: Outlook Deployment Kit (ODK) Setup Command-Line Options
Do I Need VBRun60.exe File?
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The VBRun60.exe file is not intended to replace the Package and Deployment Wizard
(PDW) for distributing Visual Basic applications. For example, if your
application includes components, such as ActiveX controls or DLLs, you should
use the PDW or a third-party setup package for distribution. However, if your
Visual Basic application only depends upon the files included in the VBRun60.exe
file, you can distribute your application by providing end users with the
executable (.exe) file and VBRun60.exe.
To determine whether your application requires additional files for distribution,
you can use the PDW to create a set of setup files as a test. When the PDW
creates a setup package, it creates a Setup.lst file. You can open the Setup.lst
file in any text editor (for example, Notepad). If the [Setup1 Files] section of
the resulting Setup.lst file only lists your .exe file, end users should be able
to run your application after running VBRun60.exe to install the core run-time
files. However, if the [Setup1 Files] section contains multiple files, you
should consider using the PDW or a third-party setup package for distribution
instead.
In addition to distributing simple executables, you can also use the VBRun60.exe
file for the following:
- To minimize the size of Internet downloads of Visual Basic applications
By running the Vbrun60.exe file ahead of time, users can download your
application from the Web faster.
- As a troubleshooting step when an installation of Visual Basic or a Visual
Basic application fails
If Setup fails with an error message that mentions one of the core files or if
registration of a component fails during Setup, the core files on the target
computer might be mismatched. If the versions of the files in the VBRun60.exe
file are newer than the versions on the target computer, you might resolve
the problem by running the VBRun60.exe file before you run Setup.
For additional information about a specific example of a Setup problem that is
resolved by running VBRun60.exe, click the article number below to view the
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q194754 SETUP.EXE File Linked to Missing Export OLEAUT32.DLL:185
You can also obtain the VBRun60.exe file by extracting it from the VBRun60.cab
file available on the Visual Basic and Visual Studio CDs. The VBRun60.cab file
is located in the following folder on the Visual Basic 6.0 CD (Disk 1):
\common\tools\vb\cabinets
On the Visual Studio 6.0 Professional CDs, the VBRun60.cab file is located in the
same relative path on Disk 2. On the Visual Studio 6.0 Enterprise CDs, it is
located on Disk 3.
NOTE: The version of the VBRun60.exe file that is included in this Knowledge Base
article contains the same run-time file as the one on the installation CD-ROM.
For additional information about how to get the files for Visual Basic 6.0 SP5,
click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:
Q290887 FILE: VBRun60sp5.exe Installs Visual Basic 6.0 SP5 Run-Time Files
You can use the Extract utility to extract the VBRun60.exe file from the cabinet
file, VBRun60.cab. The Extract.exe file is located in your Windows folder or on
your Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT installation CD. From an MS-DOS
command prompt, you can run the following command to extract the file in the
cabinet file into the current directory:
Extract Vbrun60.cab
For additional information about using the Extract utility, click the article
number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q129605 How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files
REFERENCES
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For additional information, 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
Q180071 FILE: Msvbvm50.exe Installs Visual Basic 5.0 Run-Time Files
For additional information about documentation on command-line arguments, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q189520 XCLN: Outlook Deployment Kit (ODK) Setup Command-Line Options
For additional information about a specific example of a Setup problem that is
resolved by running VBRun60.exe, click the article number below to view the
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q194754 SETUP.EXE File Linked to Missing Export OLEAUT32.DLL:185
For additional information about using the Extract utility, click the article
number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q129605 How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files
For additional information about how to get the files for Visual Basic 6.0 SP5,
click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:
Q290887 FILE: VBRun60sp5.exe Installs Visual Basic 6.0 SP5 Run-Time Files
Additional query words: runtime run-time run time vbrun600 ASycFilt ComCat MSVBVM60 OLEAut32 OLEPro32 STDOLE2 ADVPack W95Inf16 W95Inf32 VBRun60 vb6
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Keywords : kbfile kbtophit kbAppSetup kbDeployment kbVBp600 kbGrpDSVB
Technology : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB600Search kbVB600
Version : :6.0
Issue type : kbinfo
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