Vb4Run.exe Run-Time .dlls for Visual Basic 4.0 Apps (196286)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows 4.0
This article was previously published under Q196286

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.

MORE INFORMATION

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

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 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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    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:

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

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.

REFERENCES

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

196285 FILE: VB3Run.exe Run-Time .dll for Visual Basic 3.0 Apps

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/5/2004
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