INFO: Visual C++ 5.0 Readme, Setup Issues

• Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, version 5.0

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Setup Issues

Do Not Install Visual C++ 5.0 Over an Installation of Visual C++ 4.x Protected-Mode CD-ROM Driver Required Under Windows 95 for Visual C++ Installation Use Knowledge Base Articles to Solve Setup and Operating Problems Applications Built with OLEAUT32.LIB Require AXDIST.EXE and/or NT SP5 DAO Setup Requires OLEAUT32.dll 2.20.4054 or Later Viewing "ANSI Character Code Chart" in InfoView Requires an English System Accessing Online Help Brings Up MSN Dialog Box Special Instructions for Installing Visual C++ 5.0 on Far East Operating Systems ODBC Setup.exe is Not in REDIST Directory

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Do Not Install Visual C++ 5.0 Over an Installation of Visual C++ 4.x

Installing Visual C++ 5.0 on top of Visual C++ 4.x will render the 4.x tools unusable. Install Visual C++ 5.0 into a directory separate from your Visual C++ 4.x installation. Visual C++ 5.0 can co-exist with a 4.x installation, as long as both versions reside in different directories.

Protected-Mode CD-ROM Driver Required Under Windows 95 for Visual C++ Installation

To install Visual C++ 5.0 under Windows 95, you must be running a protected- mode CD-ROM driver. You can verify this by checking the Device Manager. If you are currently using a real-mode CD-ROM driver, contact your CD-ROM drive manufacturer for an updated driver for Windows 95 before installing Visual C++ 5.0.

Use Knowledge Base Articles to Solve Setup and Operating Problems

You can use the Knowledge Base articles in the MSDN documentation to resolve known installation and operating problems. Select the Search command from the Help menu and search for error message or related keywords to find a problem description and resolution.

Knowledge Base articles, which are written by Microsoft Technical Support Engineers, are available by connecting to http:// www.microsoft.com/kb/. Choose Visual C++ in the Choose a Microsoft product or technology drop-down list. Enter the article number in the Enter a Search Phrase text box, then click Begin Search.

Applications Built with OLEAUT32.LIB Require AXDIST.EXE and/or NT SP5

Visual C++ 5.0 ships with the latest OLEAUT32.LIB from the ActiveX SDK which exposes entry points into the OLEAUT32.DLL which are not present in the OLEAUT32.DLL that ships with the original NT and Windows 95 operating systems. If you build an OLE-enabled application or component with Visual C++ 5.0, and link with OLEAUT32.DLL, you will need to install the newer OLEAUT32.DLL via the AXDist.exe applet located in the DevStudio\VC\Redist\AXRedist directory on the Visual C++ 5.0 CD-Rom.

If you are targeting Windows NT 3.51, you will need to ensure that NT Service Pack 5 is installed on the target machine.

NOTE: The Vcread.htm file incorrectly refers to SP5a for Windows NT 3.51. It should state SP5 as the preceding topic does. SP5 for Windows NT 3.51 is located on CD two of the Microsoft Visual C++ Enterprise CD set, or in the \Winnt351.qfe\SP5a directory on CD four of the Microsoft Visual Studio 97 Enterprise CD set.

DAO Setup Requires OLEAUT32.dll 2.20.4054 or Later

The redistributable DAO Setup program that ships with Visual C++ will not run successfully unless OLEAUT32.dll build 2.20.4045 or later is installed and registered on the target computer. The newer version of OLEAUT32.dll must be copied to the target machine's SYSTEM directory, and registered with REGSVR32.exe. An up-to-date version of OLEAUT32.dll can be found on the first disc of Visual C++, in the DevStudioVC\Redist directory.

Viewing "ANSI Character Code Chart" in InfoView Requires an English System

The character codes displayed in the "ANSI Character Code Chart" topic will only display correctly if viewed on English systems using an "ANSI- compatible" codepage.

Accessing Online Help Brings Up MSN Dialog Box

When accessing online help you may get a dialog box asking about your dial- up connection for your online service provider. This occurs because Internet Explorer, which has an option to automatically connect to the online service, is used to display the online documentation. The best way around this is to choose Cancel when asked to connect. You can disable automatic dialup.

To turn off the automatic dialup:

1. Right-click Interne Explorer to get the Context menu. Click Properties.

   This will turn off the Auto dialup.

Special Instructions for Installing Visual C++ 5.0 on Far East Operating Systems

The Visual C++ installation does not copy over the localized versions of RICHED32.DLL, GAPI32.DLL, and HLP95EN.DLL on machines running a DBCS enabled Operating System. These 3 files are required by some of the ActiveX Controls installed by Visual C++.

If you install this version of Visual C++ on a Far East Operating System, be sure to copy these 3 files from the directory on the Visual C++ CD indicated below into your System directory:

   Chinese (PRC)     DevStudio\VC\Redist\Ocx\chs

   Chinese (Taiwan)  DevStudio\VC\Redist\Ocx\cht

   Japanese          DevStudio\VC\Redist\Ocx\jpn

   Korean            DevStudio\VC\Redist\Ocx\kor

ODBC Setup.exe is Not in REDIST Directory

In ODBC 3.0 several of the ODBC Installer functions have been removed, and others have been redesigned. Therefore this Setup program would not work with ODBC 3.0.

The Installer API has been changed to make it more platform independent. For example, functions in the Installer API (such as SQLInstallODBC) that duplicated the work of the Windows SDK Setup program have been removed. In general, it is now the responsibility of the Setup program to copy files during installation.

For more information about creating setup programs that install ODBC 3.0 components and drivers, please refer to Part 3 in the ODBC 3.0 Programmers Reference. To access the ODBC 3.0 Programmers' Reference, open ODBC.hlp which can be found in DevStudio\SharedIDE\Help.

Keywords          : vc50setup kbsetup kbtlc
Version           : WINNT: 5.0
Platform          : NT WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbreadme