Microsoft KB Archive/196286

= Vb4Run.exe Run-Time .dlls for Visual Basic 4.0 Apps =

Article ID: 196286

Article Last Modified on 8/5/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 Enterprise Edition

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This article was previously published under Q196286



SUMMARY
Vb4Run.exe is a self-extracting file that contains the run-time engine(s) for both the Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 16-bit and 32-bit versions.



MORE INFORMATION
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Vb4Run.exe

Release Date: NOV-25-1998

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

   File Name               Size ---   Vb40016.dll              913KB Vb40032.dll             705KB

Copy these files into the Windows\System directory on the computer where the Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 applications will be run.

If the proper run-time engine is not installed on a system, the following errors occur when you try to run a Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 application:

Windows 95 or Windows 98
Cannot find VB40016.DLL. Windows needs this file to run

C:\Project1.exe

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Cannot find VB40032.DLL. Windows needs this file to run

C:\Project1.exe

Windows NT
Cannot find VB40016.DLL

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Cannot find VB40032.DLL

After clicking the OK button, the follow error displays:

Cannot find file C:\Project1.exe (or one of its components). Check

to ensure the path and filename are correct and that all required

libraries are available.

NOTE: The filename that appears in the error message will be application specific.

Vb40016.dll is the run-time engine used by applications developed in Microsoft Visual Basic version 4.0 16-bit.

Vb40032.dll is the run-time engine used by applications developed in Microsoft Visual Basic version 4.0 32-bit.

In order to successfully run Visual Basic 4.0 applications, one of the preceding run-time files must be installed.

