FIX: Error Message "Missing Dependency Information" for Mshtml.tlb When Using PDW

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This article was previously published under Q257572

SYMPTOMS

When packaging a DHTML Project with the Package and Deployment Wizard (PDW), you receive the following error message for the Mshtml.tlb file:

Missing Dependency Information

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Mshtml.tlb is being included incorrectly in the setup package, and the PDW is not able to determine what dependencies there are for the file.

Mshtml.tlb does not need to be installed on target computers because it is already installed on Windows 2000 and any computers that have Internet Explorer.

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RESOLUTION

There are two ways to resolve this problem:

You can manually deselect the Mshtml.tlb file so that it is not included in your setup package.
If you install the latest service pack for Visual Studio 6.0, the Package and Deployment Wizard does not pick up Mshtml.tlb.

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in the latest service pack for Visual Studio 6.0.

For additional information about Visual Studio service packs, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

194022 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/194022/EN-US/ ) INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

194295 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/194295/EN-US/ ) HOWTO: Tell That a Visual Studio Service Pack Is Installed

To download the latest Visual Studio service pack, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/Aa718353.aspx (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/Aa718353.aspx)

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MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Start Visual Basic and choose a New DHTML Project.
Save and compile the project without making any changes to it.
Start the PDW and select the Project that you just created. Click the Package button.
Choose Internet Package and click Next.
Accept the Default folder to assemble the package and click Next. You should now receive the error message for the Mshtml.tlb file:
Missing Dependency Information

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