Microsoft KB Archive/195353

= FILE: VBUSC.EXE Provides Licensing for Discontinued Controls =

Article ID: 195353

Article Last Modified on 3/7/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Learning Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Enterprise Edition

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This article was previously published under Q195353



SUMMARY
VBUSC.EXE is a file that installs the Design-Time Licenses for ActiveX controls that shipped with earlier versions of Visual Basic, but are no longer supported and have been discontinued with the current version.



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

VBUSC.exe

Release Date: August 15, 2000

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.    FileName               Size -  VBUSC.EXE                88k The following controls are no longer supported by Microsoft Visual Basic: ActiveX Control Name               Filename

Desaware Animated Button Control   ANIBTN32.OCX Microhelp Gauge Control            GAUGE32.OCX Pinnacle-BPS Graph Control         GRAPH32.EXE Microsoft Grid Control             GRID32.OCX Microhelp Key State Control        KEYSTA32.OCX Microsoft Outline Control          MSOUTL32.OCX Outrider SpinButton Control        SPIN32.OCX Sheridan 3D Controls               THREED32.OCX The ActiveX controls listed above are no longer supported, but ship with the Professional and Enterprise Editions of Microsoft Visual Basic for backward compatibility when upgrading existing projects.

These controls do not ship with the Learning Edition of Microsoft Visual Basic.

For the Professional and Enterprise Editions, the controls are located on the installation CDs at the following locations: Microsoft Visual Basic Edition       Location -- Professional 6.0                     \Common\Tools\VB\Controls Enterprise 6.0                       \Common\Tools\VB\Controls Visual Studio Professional 6.0       \Common\Tools\VB\Controls (CD2) Visual Studio Enterprise 6.0         \Common\Tools\VB\Controls (CD3) Each of these directories contain a README.TXT with instructions on how to install the controls for design-time use.

NOTE: Using the Learning Edition to upgrade a project developed in an earlier version of Microsoft Visual Basic might result in licensing problems for these controls.

The VBUSC.EXE installs the design-time licenses for the controls listed above if Visual Basic is detected on the computer.

