PRB: VB 4.0 Doesn't Install on Older 32-Bit Operating System (141881)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 16-bit, for Windows 4.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 16-bit, for Windows 4.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0
This article was previously published under Q141881 SYMPTOMS
After starting Setup.exe to install the 16-bit version of Visual Basic 4.0,
you receive the following message:
This setup program is not intended to be used with this
version of Windows.
After starting Setup.exe to install the 32-bit version of Visual Basic 4.0
you receive one of the following messages:
The 32-bit version of Visual Basic requires the released version of
Windows NT 3.51.
-or-
The 32-bit version of Visual Basic requires the released version of
Windows 95.
The setup program does not continue past this point.
CAUSE
Visual Basic 4.0 is designed to run only on the released versions of
Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT 3.51 (build 1057) or later.
Setup.exe gives you the preceding message if you try to install Visual
Basic 4.0 on an earlier version of either operating system.
RESOLUTION
Upgrade your operating system to the released version of Windows 95,
Windows 98, Windows NT 3.51 or later.
STATUS
This behavior is by design.
MORE INFORMATIONSteps to Reproduce
On a machine running Windows NT 3.5 or earlier or a beta copy of Windows
95, run Setup.exe from the VB 4.0 CD-ROM, or disk 1.
Immediately after starting Setup.exe you will receive one of the error
messages discussed above.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/9/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb kbsetup KB141881 |
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