Microsoft KB Archive/196201

= INFO: Visual Basic Is Not Supported on Terminal Server 4.0 =

Article ID: 196201

Article Last Modified on 6/24/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Learning Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Learning Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Enterprise Edition

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This article was previously published under Q196201



SUMMARY
Although applications that are written with Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 can run on Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Microsoft Visual Basic has not been tested and is not officially supported when running in a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server client session. Therefore, any application that is written with Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 is also not officially supported when running in a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server client session.

The System Requirements for Visual Basic 6.0 are "Microsoft Windows 95 or later, or Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 (Service Pack 3 recommended) or later." Visual Studio 6.0 is supported on Windows 2000 Terminal Server.

The System Requirements for Visual Basic 5.0 are "Microsoft Windows 95 or later, or Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 (Service Pack 2 recommended) or later, or Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51 with Service Pack 5".



MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server is a product that enables the Microsoft Windows NT Server to act as a terminal server for multiple, simultaneous client sessions. Although Microsoft Visual Basic may successfully install and run in a terminal client, the behavior of the Visual Basic IDE (Integrated Development Environment) in this environment is not guaranteed. Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server is not an officially supported platform for the Visual Basic product.

Different problems have been reported in this environment. For example, when you attempt to invoke the Help system (either by pressing F1 or by selecting a Help menu item), you will receive the following error message:

Attempting to use an invalid help file

