Unable to Exit Paintbrush with Earlier DLL Files Installed

 Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q88326
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

If you exit from Paintbrush (PBRUSH.EXE) and choose not to save changes, Paintbrush may remain active if earlier versions of OLECLI.DLL and OLESVR.DLL are in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.

If the file dates of OLECLI.DLL and OLESVR.DLL are earlier than 3/10/92, they should be replaced with the files from the Windows 3.1 disks. On the 5.25-inch disk set, OLECLI.DLL is on disk 4, and OLESVR.DLL is on disk 5. On 3.5-inch disks, OLECLI.DLL is on disk 5 and OLESVR.DLL is on disk 4.

Use the following commands to expand the two files off the Windows disks:

OLECLI.DLL

   expand (x):olecli.dl_  c:\windows\system\olecli.dll

OLESVR.DLL

   expand (x):olesvr.dl_ c:\windows\system\olesvr.dll

MORE INFORMATION

OLECLI.DLL is the OLE client dynamic-link library (DLL) for Windows, and OLESVR.DLL is the OLE server dynamic-link library for Windows. Windows uses these files to carry out OLE functions.

Some third-party applications supply earlier versions of these files for use with Windows 3.0. These files may not be replaced when upgrading from an existing Windows 3.0 installation to Windows 3.1, or they may be overwritten when you install third-party products.

KBCategory: kbtool kbole kb3rdparty
KBSubcategory: win31
Additional reference words: 3.10 3.11 Paint Brush OLE object linking
embedding old older newer 3rdparty

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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