DOCUMENT:Q190176  07-AUG-1998  [vbwin]
TITLE   :BUG: Visual Basic Setup Does Not Re-register System Files
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:6.0
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual Basic Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions
   for Windows, version 6.0
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SYMPTOMS
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When you start Microsoft Visual Basic and load an existing project using
any controls, you get the following error:

   Class not registered

If you re-install Visual Basic and run the same project again, the same
error occurs.

CAUSE
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Visual Basic does not re-register the following files when you re-install
it:

   COMCAT.DLL
   STDOLE2.TLB
   OLEPRO32.DLL
   OLEAUT32.DLL
   MSVBVM60.DLL

RESOLUTION
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You can manually register each of the above system files by using the
Microsoft Register Server utility (regsvr32.exe). The syntax for using
Regsvr32.exe is as follows:

   Regsvr32 [/u] [/s] <File Name>

where:

 - /u - Unregisters the file based on the <File Name> argument.

 - /s - Registers the file in silent mode, suppressing all messages.

 - <File Name> - The complete path and file to be registered/unregistered.

You can obtain Regsvr32.exe from your Visual Basic CD-ROM under the
os\system directory, which can be copied to the windows\system directory
for future use. To register the files, select Run from the Start menu, and,
in the Open box, type:

   <path to regsvr32.exe>\regsvr32 <path to windows>\system\
   <name of system file>

For example, assuming the windows directory is c:\windows, type the
following in the Open box to register comcat.dll:

   c:\windows\system\regsvr32 c:\windows\system\comcat.dll

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this
bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: kbDSupport kbVBp600bug kbAppSetUp kbRegistry
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Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug

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