PRB: Mib.bin Causes Visual Studio Setup to Fail

ID: Q243583

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0, on platform(s):
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When running Visual Studio setup on Windows NT 4.0, the following error appears:

The instruction at xxxxxxxx reference memory at xxxxxxxxx. The memory could not be read.

If you review the filemon log, you'll see several sequential queries for the file Mib.bin. For more information on how to use Filemon and download, please see http://www.sysinternals.com/filemon.htm. Filemon is manufactured by Sysinternals, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

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CAUSE

Visual Studio setup queries the file Snmpapi.dll for network information, which then references the Mib.bin file. If the Mib.bin file is either missing or corrupted, setup fails. Your cause may differ.

RESOLUTION

Use the following workaround to successfully run setup:

Stop all SQL, Oracle, Internet Information Server, Personal Web Server, and SNMP services.

Rename the Snmpapi.dll file to Snmpapi.abc (if it exists).

Rename any additional performance monitor DLLs that are queried during setup.

Run Visual Studio setup.

Rename Snmpapi.abc to Snmpapi.dll after setup has completed succesfully.

REFERENCES

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbVS600 kbDSupport
Version : WINDOWS:6.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb