DOCUMENT:Q190130  07-AUG-1998  [vbwin]
TITLE   :INFO: Description of VB 6.0 Run Time and OLE Automation Files
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:6.0
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:kbVBp600

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual Basic Professional and Enterprise Editions for
   Windows, version 6.0
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SUMMARY
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When using the Visual Basic 6.0 Package and Deployment Wizard (PDW) to
create an application distribution set, the PDW includes the file "VB6
Runtime and OLE Automation" with other files necessary to distribute the
application. This article describes these necessary run time and core OLE
files.

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The following files are the necessary run time and core OLE Automation
files:

Msvbvm60.dll - (Microsoft Visual Basic Virtual Machine) This file contains
all intrinsic controls and functions necessary for any Visual Basic
application to run. This file must be distributed with the application.

Oleaut32.dll - Core OLE Automation file.

Olepro32.dll - Placeholder file for old DLL (still must be used).

Stdole2.tlb - Contains Standard OLE Type Library information.

ASYCFILT.DLL - Filters for graphics images, such as .gif and JPEG's.

NOTE: These files comprise the set of core OLE Automation files and Visual
Basic 6.0 run-time files, and must be used in conjunction with each other.
Omission of one of these files may cause the system to become unstable.

These files must be present on a target machine in order to run a Visual
Basic 6.0 application. When using the setup program generated by the PDW to
install an application, these files are checked to ensure they exist and
are the correct version before the second part of the installation program,
Setup1.exe, runs.

What following table lists the size, date, and version of the run time and
OLE Automation files that shipped with Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0:

   File           Version           Size           Date
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   Oleaut32.dll   2.30.4261         585KB          6/18/98
   Olepro32.dll   5.0.4261          161KB          6/18/98
   Stdole2.tlb    2.30.4261         18KB           6/17/98
   ASYCFILT.DLL    2.30.4261        145KB          6/18/98
   Msvbvm60.dll   6.00.8176         1,376KB        6/18/98

For additional information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q187282
   TITLE     : INFO: List of Visual Basic Run-Time Files Installed by
                     Product

Additional query words: kbDSupport kbAppSetup kbVBp600
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Keywords          : kbVBp600
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbinfo

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