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Q195353: FILE: VBUSC.EXE Provides Licensing for Discontinued Controls

Article: Q195353
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbusage kbCtrl kbLicensing kbVBp kbVBp500 kbVBp600 kbGrpDSVB kbFAQ kbVBp600FAQ k
Last Modified: 21-JUN-2002

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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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VBUSC.EXE is a file that installs the Design-Time Licenses for ActiveX controls
that shipped with earlier versions of Visual Basic, but are no longer supported
and have been discontinued with the current version.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:

  VBUSC.exe
  (http://download.microsoft.com/download/VB60Pro/Install/2/Win98/En-US/VBUSC.exe)

Release Date: August 15, 2000

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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   FileName               Size
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  VBUSC.EXE                88k

The following controls are no longer supported by Microsoft Visual Basic:

ActiveX Control Name                Filename
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Desaware Animated Button Control    ANIBTN32.OCX
Microhelp Gauge Control             GAUGE32.OCX
Pinnacle-BPS Graph Control          GRAPH32.EXE
Microsoft Grid Control              GRID32.OCX
Microhelp Key State Control         KEYSTA32.OCX
Microsoft Outline Control           MSOUTL32.OCX
Outrider SpinButton Control         SPIN32.OCX
Sheridan 3D Controls                THREED32.OCX

The ActiveX controls listed above are no longer supported, but ship with the
Professional and Enterprise Editions of Microsoft Visual Basic for backward
compatibility when upgrading existing projects.

These controls do not ship with the Learning Edition of Microsoft Visual Basic.

For the Professional and Enterprise Editions, the controls are located on the
installation CDs at the following locations:

Microsoft Visual Basic Edition        Location
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Professional 6.0                      \Common\Tools\VB\Controls
Enterprise 6.0                        \Common\Tools\VB\Controls
Visual Studio Professional 6.0        \Common\Tools\VB\Controls (CD2)
Visual Studio Enterprise 6.0          \Common\Tools\VB\Controls (CD3)


Each of these directories contain a README.TXT with instructions on how to
install the controls for design-time use.

NOTE: Using the Learning Edition to upgrade a project developed in an earlier
version of Microsoft Visual Basic might result in licensing problems for these
controls.

The VBUSC.EXE installs the design-time licenses for the controls listed above if
Visual Basic is detected on the computer.

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

  Q194784 INFO: Controls Shipped in Visual Basic 6.0

  Q172193 INFO: List of VB 4.0 Custom Controls Discontinued in VB 5.0

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