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Vb4Run.exe Run-Time .dlls for Visual Basic 4.0 Apps

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Article ID:196286
Last Review:August 5, 2004
Revision:1.0
This article was previously published under Q196286
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SUMMARY

Vb4Run.exe is a self-extracting file that contains the run-time engine(s) for both the Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 16-bit and 32-bit versions.

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MORE INFORMATION

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
Vb4Run.exe (http://download.microsoft.com/download/vb40ent/sample27/1/w9xnt4/en-us/vb4run.exe)
Release Date: NOV-25-1998

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 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119591/EN-US/) 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. 
    File Name               Size
    -------------------------------
    Vb40016.dll              913KB
    Vb40032.dll              705KB

Copy these files into the Windows\System directory on the computer where the Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 applications will be run.

If the proper run-time engine is not installed on a system, the following errors occur when you try to run a Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 application:

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Windows 95 or Windows 98


Cannot find VB40016.DLL. Windows needs this file to run
C:\Project1.exe
-or-
Cannot find VB40032.DLL. Windows needs this file to run
C:\Project1.exe

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Windows NT

Cannot find VB40016.DLL
-or-
Cannot find VB40032.DLL

After clicking the OK button, the follow error displays:
Cannot find file C:\Project1.exe (or one of its components). Check
to ensure the path and filename are correct and that all required
libraries are available.

NOTE: The filename that appears in the error message will be application specific.

Vb40016.dll is the run-time engine used by applications developed in Microsoft Visual Basic version 4.0 16-bit.

Vb40032.dll is the run-time engine used by applications developed in Microsoft Visual Basic version 4.0 32-bit.

In order to successfully run Visual Basic 4.0 applications, one of the preceding run-time files must be installed.

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REFERENCES

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
196285 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/196285/EN-US/) FILE: VB3Run.exe Run-Time .dll for Visual Basic 3.0 Apps

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APPLIES TO
•Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 Standard Edition
•Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 Professional Edition
•Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 Enterprise Edition

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Keywords: 
kbinfo kbdownload kbtophit kbfile kbappsetup KB196286

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