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Q193020: INFO: PDW [Do Not Redistribute] Section of VB6DEP.INI

Article: Q193020
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbGrpDSVB
Last Modified: 11-JAN-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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SUMMARY
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A new section named [Do Not Redistribute] has been added to the VB6Dep.ini file
that is used by the Package and Deployment Wizard (PDW) to build a Visual Basic
6.0 application distribution set.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following kinds of files are listed under the new section:

- Files that are not needed at run-time and have no dependencies of their own.

  -and-

- Files that cannot be redistributed by the PDW due to Microsoft redistribution
  policy. For example, the Microsoft Internet Controls (Shdocvw.dll) cannot be
  distributed using the PDW.

When the PDW creates a distribution set for a Visual Basic 6.0 application, it
checks VB6Dep.ini for any dependency of the files that are included in the set.
It will specifically exclude the files listed under the [Do Not Redistribute]
section when building the set.

REFERENCES
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For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q191692 : PRB: SHDOCVW.DLL Not Included in PDW Setup Package

  Q192136 : PRB: PDW Does Not Include MSAddndr.DLL for Add-in Projects

Additional query words: kbdss kbDSupport kbVBp kbVBp600 kbWizard kbAppSetup

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Keywords          : kbGrpDSVB 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB600Search kbVBA600 kbVB600
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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