FIX: "Locate File" Message When Running a PDW Setup App

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This article was previously published under Q190493

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SYMPTOMS

When running a setup program generated by the Visual Basic Package and Deployment Wizard (PDW), a "Locate File" error message is displayed.

This typically occurs when navigating to a URL that invokes an Internet Component Download. For example, navigating to an ActiveX Document or Web page containing an ActiveX control packaged with the PDW.

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CAUSE

The setup program may be unpacking a .CAB file that has another .CAB file inside of it, also known as a "nested" CAB file. The Internet Component Download INF syntax generated by the PDW does not support nested CAB files; therefore, an error message prompts the user for the location of the file.

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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 next 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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