PRB: App Generates Run-Time Error 3633 When Run on New Machine

 Last reviewed: October 2, 1997
Article ID: Q174488
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

When building setup disks for a Jet-based database application with the Setup Wizard, the Setup Wizard doesn't include the Microsoft Jet database engine files. When you install the application and try to run it, you get the following error: 

   Run-time error '3633':
   Can't load DLL 'MSJET35.DLL'

CAUSE

The Setup Wizard doesn't know to add the Microsoft Jet database engine if you are using the Microsoft DAO 2.5/3.5 Compatibility Library instead of the Microsoft DAO 3.5 Object Library.

RESOLUTION

Use one of the two following methods to resolve this problem:

Method 1

  1. Open the project and on the Project menu, click References.
2. Clear the Microsoft DAO 2.5/3.5 Compatibility Library and select the 
   Microsoft DAO 3.5 Object Library.
3. Click OK. 4. Save the project. 5. Return to References, switch the object libraries back again (that is, 
   do the reverse of what was instructed in step 2 above), and resave the
   project.
6. In the Setup Wizard - ActiveX Server Components pane of the Setup 
   Wizard, click Add Local, and add MSJET35.DLL from your Windows\System
   directory (Windows 95) or Windows\System32 directory (Windows NT). This
   process adds the Microsoft Jet 3.5 database engine and its supporting
   files.
NOTE: Adding MSJET35.DLL does not resolve the problem if the project has never had a reference to the Microsoft DAO 3.5 Object Library.

Method 2

Use the Microsoft DAO 3.5 Object Library instead.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Create a new application and add a reference to the Microsoft DAO 2.5/3.5 Compatibility Library.
2. Create setup disks using the Setup Wizard. 3. Install the application on a new machine (that does not already have Jet 
   installed).
4. Run the application and note the error message. 5. Repeat the above steps, but add a reference to the Microsoft DAO 3.5 
   Object Library. The application should run correctly.
Examine the SETUP.LST file of the second application and note that it includes the following required files that the first application does not include: 

   MSJET35.DLL
   VBAJet32.dll
   VB5DB.dll

Additional query words: distribution
Keywords : vb5all VBKBDAO VBKBJet VBKBWiz
Version : WINDOWS:5.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb

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Last reviewed: October 2, 1997
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