Article ID: 843524
Article Last Modified on 12/1/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
- Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Learning Edition
- Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Edition
SYMPTOMS
You can run Microsoft Component Object Model (COM) DLL modules in side-by-side (SxS) mode in Microsoft Windows XP. In SxS mode, different versions of a COM DLL module co-exist in the same computer environment without conflict. The COM DLL modules can co-exist because you use .manifest files that specify how your program binds to a particular COM DLL. The problem occurs when the registry overrides the .manifest file.
Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 ActiveX Controls are essentially COM DLL modules with .ocx file name extensions. There is a hotfix that is supposed to provide support for dynamically-loaded Visual Basic 6.0 ActiveX Controls. However, this hotfix did not fix the problem that occurs when the interface information is read from the registry before the manifest is checked. If the interface information is found in both the registry and in the manifest file, the interface information is incorrectly read from the registry.
For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
261144 List of bugs fixed in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 4
RESOLUTION
Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.
To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Prerequisites
Visual Basic 6.0 Service Pack 6
To obtain Visual Basic 6.0 Service Pack 6, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site:
For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
834001 List of bugs that are fixed in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 6
Restart requirement
You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.
Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.
File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
64-bit file information
Date Time Version Size File name Platform ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 06-Jul-2004 20:19 5.1.2600.1551 4,341,760 Ole32.dll 06-Jul-2004 20:19 3.50.5017.0 3,969,024 Oleaut32.dll IA-64 06-Jul-2004 20:19 5.1.2600.1547 2,318,336 Rpcrt4.dll IA-64 06-Jul-2004 20:19 5.1.2600.1551 785,920 Rpcss.dll IA-64 06-Jul-2004 20:19 5.1.2600.1547 2,033,152 Sxs.dll IA-64 06-Jul-2004 19:57 3.50.5019.0 569,344 Woleaut32.dll 06-Jul-2004 19:57 5.1.2600.1547 510,464 Wrpcrt4.dll 02-Jul-2004 21:18 390 Branches.inf 06-Jul-2004 20:31 12,606 Kb843524.cat 06-Jul-2004 20:19 368 Updatebr.inf 06-Jul-2004 20:20 8,082 Update_sp1qfe.inf 06-Jul-2004 19:57 5.1.2600.1550 1,184,256 Ole32.dll 06-Jul-2004 19:57 5.1.2600.1550 265,728 Rpcss.dll 06-Jul-2004 19:57 5.1.2600.1547 681,472 Sxs.dll 02-Jul-2004 21:18 390 Branches.inf 06-Jul-2004 20:31 11,194 Kb843524.cat 02-Jul-2004 23:41 368 Updatebr.inf 06-Jul-2004 20:19 7,494 Update_sp1qfe.inf
32-bit file information
Date Time Version Size File name Platform ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 06-Jul-2004 20:19 5.1.2600.1551 4,341,760 Ole32.dll 06-Jul-2004 19:57 5.1.2600.1550 1,184,256 Wole32.dll x86 06-Jul-2004 19:57 3.50.5019.0 569,344 Woleaut32.dll 06-Jul-2004 19:57 5.1.2600.1547 510,464 Wrpcrt4.dll 06-Jul-2004 19:57 5.1.2600.1547 681,472 Wsxs.dll x86 02-Jul-2004 21:18 390 Branches.inf 06-Jul-2004 20:31 12,606 Kb843524.cat 06-Jul-2004 20:19 368 Updatebr.inf 06-Jul-2004 20:20 8,082 Update_sp1qfe.inf 06-Jul-2004 19:57 5.1.2600.1550 1,184,256 Ole32.dll 06-Jul-2004 19:57 3.50.5019.0 569,344 Oleaut32.dll x86 06-Jul-2004 19:57 5.1.2600.1547 535,552 Rpcrt4.dll x86 06-Jul-2004 19:57 5.1.2600.1550 265,728 Rpcss.dll 06-Jul-2004 19:57 5.1.2600.1547 681,472 Sxs.dll 02-Jul-2004 21:18 390 Branches.inf 06-Jul-2004 20:31 11,194 Kb843524.cat 02-Jul-2004 23:41 368 Updatebr.inf 06-Jul-2004 20:19 7,494 Update_sp1qfe.inf
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how software update packages are named, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
816915 New file naming schema for Microsoft Windows software update packages
For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates
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