PRB: Test Container Requires SHARE.EXE or VSHARE.386

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft OLE Control Development Kit (CDK), version 1.0

SYMPTOMS

After attempting to launch the 16-bit version of Test Container, a dialog is displayed with the following message:

   Test Container could not properly initialize.

CAUSE

Test Container uses OLE structured storage, which requires file sharing support to be available. If SHARE.EXE or VSHARE.386 is not available, Test Container cannot initialize, so it terminates.

RESOLUTION

You can resolve this problem by using one of these technicques:

• Add a line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to load SHARE.EXE when the computer is started. You might use a line similar to this:

        LOADHIGH C:\DOS\SHARE.EXE /L:100
  

  -or-

• Add a line to the Windows SYSTEM.INI file to load the VSHARE.386 virtual device driver. In the section titled [386enh] add this line:

        device=vshare.386
  

  NOTE: Before making this change, check your WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory to make sure VSHARE.386 is available. If you do not have VSHARE.386 on the computer, you can obtain it by downloading WW1000.EXE from the Microsoft Software Library. WW1000.EXE is a self extracting file that contains the VSHARE.386 driver and an Application Note that describes the installation and use of the VSHARE.386 driver.

  Download WW1000.EXE, a self-extracting file, from the Microsoft Software Library (MSL) on the following services:

      - Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)
           Dial (206) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
           Download WW1000.EXE
  
      - Internet (anonymous FTP)
           ftp ftp.microsoft.com
           Change to the \SOFTLIB\MSLFILES directory
           Get WW1000.EXE
  
  

REFERENCES

This problem is mentioned briefly in Chapter 4 of the README.WRI file that resides in the \BIN directory of the OLE CDK. For an example, see C:\MSVC15\CDK16\BIN\README.WRI.