Microsoft KB Archive/255829

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Article ID: 255829

Article Last Modified on 5/12/2003



APPLIES TO

  • Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Professional Edition, when used with:
    • Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Edition, when used with:
    • Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Enterprise Edition, when used with:
    • Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Enterprise Edition, when used with:
    • Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition



This article was previously published under Q255829

SYMPTOMS

When distributing a Visual Basic application from a Windows 2000 system that references the COM+ Services Type Library, the Package and Deployment Wizard (PDW) includes the Comsvcs.dll file in the distribution package.

CAUSE

The Visual Basic 6.0 Package and Deployment Wizard and the Visual Basic 5.0 Application Setup Wizard normally include all files that are referenced by the project being packaged and do not include any special handling code for the Comsvcs.dll file.

RESOLUTION

When you are creating the Visual Basic application package for distribution, deselect the Comsvcs.dll file from the files list when you are stepping into the Included Files dialog box of the Package portion of the Package and Deployment Wizard.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

The Comsvcs.dll file is a non-redistributable system file that already exists on target Windows 2000 systems.

REFERENCES

For a list of files that can be distributed with your applications, please check the Redist.txt file shipped with Visual Basic and Microsoft Visual Studio.


Additional query words: COM Comsvcs Redist

Keywords: kbdeployment kbnofix kbpackage kbprb kbwizard KB255829