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Problem registering msvbvm60.dll on a particular XP machine: error message that that it's in use by another application". Inno installer used

Asked by Gordon_Atherley in Visual Basic Programming

Tags: error, vb6, xp

Experts please

My VB6 app, now several years old, installs and updates properly on all user machines with one exception, an XP laptop that's some years old. On this machine, the installer for the upgrades (see below) throws an error message to the effect that msvbvm60.dll is in use by another application. If the user clicks "ignore" the installation finishes apparently normally. Some things aren't working properly in my app on this laptop, which I attribute to the failure to install the newer dll.

The laptop's version for the dll is 6.0.96.90 -- the installer is attempting to overwrite it with 6.0.97.82.

As the installer for updates, I'm using Inno, with this line in the script:

Source: c:\program files\randem systems\innoscript\innoscript 5.0\vb 6 redist files\msvbvm60.dll; DestDir: {sys}; Flags: sharedfile

Questions

1. Is there any way to find out which if app is using msvbvm60.dll so it can be turned off -- assuming this really is the problem?

2. Is there any simple way for the user to close any apps using msvbvm60.dll -- assuming this really is the problem?

3. The initial installation of my app is with Visual Studio Installer. Is the newer version likely to overwrite successfully if I do an uninstall/install with the Visual Studio Installer? (The user won't lose any data)

4. Any other suggestions?

All advice gratefully received

Gordon




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