PRB: 16-bit Program Copied from a Server Does Not Run

 Last reviewed: June 19, 1996
Article ID: Q152607
The information in this article applies to:
  • Standard, Professional, and Enterprise Editions of Microsoft Visual Basic, 16-bit and 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

The files for a 16-bit Visual Basic program created under Windows 95 are copied to a Windows NT server so that other users can have access to the files. A user running Windows for Workgroups connects to the NT server and copies all the files from the server. Running the application results in an error message stating that the program requires a different operating system.

CAUSE

The files required to run the program were not registered or installed in the proper directories.

RESOLUTION

Use Setup Wizard to create a setup program. Copy that setup program and compressed files to the server. Have the user run the installation program from the server to install the files in the correct directory and properly register them.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

A Visual Basic program copied to a new directory will not run for the following reasons:

  1. All Visual Basic 16-bit programs require OLE version 2.03 or later components. These components must be registered in the registry of the local system using the Visual Basic program.

  2. Additional files, such as OCX custom controls and DLL files, must be registered in the registry of the local system.

  3. Shared components, such as those required by JET, must be installed in particular directories. If these components are installed in other directories, the components will not run properly.

The Setup Wizard shipping with Visual Basic creates a setup program and compresses the necessary files to run the program. The setup program expands those files on the local machine and registers those files.

Additional reference words: 4.00 vb4win vb4all
KBCategory: kbsetup kbusage kbprb
KBSubcategory: SetIns




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Last reviewed: June 19, 1996
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