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Q314720: INFO: Windows XP Includes a New Version of Msvbvm60.DLL

Article: Q314720
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbVBp600bug
Last Modified: 10-MAR-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 6.0, used with:
   - the operating system: Microsoft Windows XP 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 6.0, used with:
   - the operating system: Microsoft Windows XP 
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SUMMARY
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The version of the Msvbvm60.dll file that is included with Windows XP is
6.0.92.37. It is a newer file version than the Msvbvm60.dll file that is
included with Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 5 (SP5). This article
lists the article numbers for the bugs that have been fixed since the Visual
Studio 6.0 SP5 version of the Msvbvm60.dll file was released.

NOTE: Bug fixes for a particular component are cumulative and contain all of the
previous fixes for that component. Fixes with a particular version number
contain all of the fixes that have an earlier version number.

For additional information about the latest Visual Studio Service Pack, click the
article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q280367 INFO: List of Bugs Fixed in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 5

MORE INFORMATION
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To distribute this new version with the Package and Deployment Wizard (PDW),
copy the new version of the Msvbvm60.dll file to the following file folder so
that you can use it with the PDW:

  \Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VB98\Wizards\PDWizard\Redist

REFERENCES
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For additional information about the bugs that are fixed by the Windows XP
version of the Msvbvm60.dll file, click the article numbers below to view the
articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q300850 BUG: GlobalMultiUse Class Doesn't End in Multithreaded Environment

  Q291103 BUG: InsertObjDlg Fails with "Unable to Access Source" Err Msg

  Q297108 BUG: VB SendKeys Causes Incorrect Keyboard Status or Freeze

For additional information about bugs fixed by the latest Visual Studio Service
Pack, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q280367 INFO: List of Bugs Fixed in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 5


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbVBp600bug 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : :6.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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