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CAB problems when installing programs
Can anyone help?
I've been trying to re-install MS Visual Basic 4, but consistently get the message that Setup cannot access the initialization file VB4-2.CAB.
Thinking it was a faulty CD-ROM, paid for a replacement from MicroSoft, but same problem.
MS 'phone support suggested trying the install in safe mode - no luck. Eventually they sent me the instructions for doing a manual install, which looks complicated, and is given "as a last resort".
So it must be a known problem - this is what the e-mail says: "Under some circumstances, the 32-bit edition of Microsoft Visual Basic version 4.0 for Windows does not install on a Windows 95 or Windows NT system. This behaviour is typically demonstrated by a failure to
extract information from a .CAB file."
But today, when trying to change MS Plus! components, as soon as I tried to install a new component I got the message - couldn't access a CAB file. So the CD is effectively useless until I sort this out.
Has anyone else had this - and is there a fix? Perhaps another program has installed a new DLL which has caused problems with CAB files?
Any help appreciated!
I've been trying to re-install MS Visual Basic 4, but consistently get the message that Setup cannot access the initialization file VB4-2.CAB.
Thinking it was a faulty CD-ROM, paid for a replacement from MicroSoft, but same problem.
MS 'phone support suggested trying the install in safe mode - no luck. Eventually they sent me the instructions for doing a manual install, which looks complicated, and is given "as a last resort".
So it must be a known problem - this is what the e-mail says: "Under some circumstances, the 32-bit edition of Microsoft Visual Basic version 4.0 for Windows does not install on a Windows 95 or Windows NT system. This behaviour is typically demonstrated by a failure to
extract information from a .CAB file."
But today, when trying to change MS Plus! components, as soon as I tried to install a new component I got the message - couldn't access a CAB file. So the CD is effectively useless until I sort this out.
Has anyone else had this - and is there a fix? Perhaps another program has installed a new DLL which has caused problems with CAB files?
Any help appreciated!
Verify that it is not your CD by copying the install files to your hard drive, and installing from your hard drive, instead of from the CD.
What else does the E-mail say?
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Regarding comments - yes, tried copying all to HD and running from there - no success. I'll try the manual installation, though still wonder why CAB files cause installation failure for VB4 or MS Plus on my system.
Nebworth asked what Microsoft e-mail says; here it is:
How To Install VB 4.0 on a Win32 System Without Running Setup [vbwin]
ID: Q150614 CREATED: 03-MAY-1996 MODIFIED: 03-DEC-1996
4.00 | 4.00
WINDOWS | WINDOWS NT
PUBLIC | kbsetup kbhowto
--------------------------
The information in this article applies to:
- Standard, Professional, and Enterprise Editions of Microsoft
Visual Basic, 32-bit only, for Windows, version 4.0
--------------------------
SUMMARY
=======
Under some circumstances, the 32-bit edition of Microsoft Visual Basic
version 4.0 for Windows does not install on a Windows 95 or Windows NT
system. This behavior is typically demonstrated by a failure to extract
information from a .CAB file.
CAUTION: The method given in this article should ONLY be used as a last
resort.
MORE INFORMATION
================
Use one of the following methods to install Microsoft Visual Basic
manually.
Standard Edition
----------------
1. Copy the contents of the \VB directory from the CD-ROM to the \VB
directory on your local hard drive. When you are finished, delete the
\VB\System and \VB\MSApps from your local hard drive.
2. Copy the contents of the \VB\SYSTEM directory from the CD-ROM to the
\Windows\System directory on Windows 95 or the \Windows\System32
directory on your local hard drive.
3. Copy the contents of the \VB\MSAPPS\DAO directory from the CD-ROM to
the
\DAO directory on your local hard drive. In Windows 95, the directory
location is \Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\DAO. In
Windows NT, the directory location is \Windows\MSApps\DAO.
4. Make sure the following files are in the appropriate directories:
\VB \DAO \Windows\System (Win95)
\Windows\System32 (WinNT)
----------- ----------- -------------------------
VB32.EXE DAO2532.TLB MFC40.DLL
VB32.OLB DAO3032.DLL MSJINT32.DLL
VBEXT32.OLB MSJTER32.DLL
VBIDE32.DLL MSVCRT40.DLL
OLEPRO32.DLL
VBAJET32.DLL
VBA232.DLL
VBDB32.DLL
VAEN232.DLL
VEN2232.OLB
ALL 32-BIT .OCX FILES
(*32.OCX)
5. Register the necessary files in your system registry by performing
the
following steps:
a. Copy REGSVR32.EXE from the \TOOLS\PSS directory of the CD-ROM to
your
\Windows directory.
b. Open the Command prompt and go to your system directory. For
Windows 95, the location is \WINDOWS\SYSTEM. For Windows NT, the
location is \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32. Type the following commands and
press
the ENTER key:
RegSvr32 MFC40.DLL <Enter>
RegSvr32 OLEPRO32.DLL <Enter>
A message box appears after each command executes confirming that
the file has been successfully registered.
c. Change to the \DAO directory. For Windows 95, the location is
\Program Files\COMMON Files\Microsoft Shared\DAO. For Windows NT,
the location is \Windows\MSAPPS\DAO. To specify a long file or
directory name from the MS-DOS prompt, enclose the directory name
in
quotation marks as shown above. Enter the following command and
press
the ENTER key:
RegSvr32 DAO3032.DLL
6. Type "\VB\VB32.EXE" at the Command prompt and press the ENTER key.
The 32-bit edition of Visual Basic 4.0 (\VB\VB32.EXE) now runs
successfully.
Professional and Enterprise Editions
--------------------------
1. Copy the contents of the \VB directory from the CD-ROM to the \VB
directory on your local hard drive. When you are finished, delete the
\VB\System and \VB\MSApps from your local hard drive.
2. Copy the contents of the \VB\MSAPPS\DAO directory from the CD-ROM to
the
\DAO directory on your local hard drive. In Windows 95, the directory
location is \Windows\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\DAO.
In
Windows NT, the directory location is \Windows\MSApps\DAO.
3. Copy the following files from the \VB\System directory of the CD-ROM
to
your \Windows\System directory on Windows 95 and the
\Windows\System32
directory on Windows NT:
Windows 95 and Windows NT Windows NT Only
------------------------- ---------------
MFC40.DLL CTL3D32.dll
MSJINT32.DLL
MSJT3032.DLL
MSJTER32.DLL
MSVCRT40.DLL
OLEPRO32.DLL
VBAJET32.DLL
VBA232.DLL
VBDB32.DLL
VAEN232.DLL
VEN2232.OLB
ALL 32-BIT .OCX FILES (*32.OCX)
4. Expand the control licensing .REG file by running one of the
following
commands from the \SETUP directory of the CD-ROM in a Command prompt:
Professional Edition: EXTRACT /L C:\VB /E VB4-6.CAB VBPRO.REG
-or-
Enterprise Edition: EXTRACT /L C:\VB /E VB4-6.CAB VBENT.REG
If you cannot find this file, type one of the following commands from
the \SETUP directory of the CD-ROM in a Command prompt:
Professional Edition: EXTRACT /A /D VB4-1.CAB VBPRO.REG | MORE
-or-
Enterprise Edition: EXTRACT /A /D VB4-1.CAB VBENT.REG | MORE
5. Go to the Command prompt and change the default directory to the
\SETUP
directory of the CD-ROM. Enter one of the following commands to
expand
files from the CD-ROM:
Professional Edition:
EXTRACT /L C:\VB /E VB4-13.CAB VBIDE32.DLL <Enter>
EXTRACT /L C:\VB /E VB4-15.CAB VBEXT32.OLB <Enter>
-or-
Enterprise Edition:
EXTRACT /L C:\VB /E VB4-15.CAB VB32.EXE <Enter>
EXTRACT /L C:\VB /E VB4-16.CAB VB32.OLB <Enter>
EXTRACT /L C:\VB /E VB4-14.CAB VBIDE32.DLL <Enter>
EXTRACT /L C:\VB /E VB4-16.CAB VBEXT32.OLB <Enter>
6. Make sure the following files are located in the appropriate
directories:
\VB ..\DAO \Windows\System (Win95)
\Windows\System32 (WinNT)
----------- ----------- -------------------------
VB32.EXE DAO2532.TLB MFC40.DLL
VB32.OLB DAO3032.DLL MSJINT32.DLL
VBEXT32.OLB MSJTER32.DLL
VBIDE32.DLL MSVCRT40.DLL
OLEPRO32.DLL
VBAJET32.DLL
VBA232.DLL
VBDB32.DLL
VAEN232.DLL
VEN2232.OLB
ALL 32-BIT .OCX FILES
(*32.OCX)
7. Register the necessary files in your system registry by performing
the
following steps:
a. Copy REGSVR32.EXE from the \TOOLS\PSS directory of the CD-ROM to
your \Windows directory.
b. Open the command prompt and go to your system directory. For
Windows 95, the location is \WINDOWS\SYSTEM. For Windows NT, the
location is \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32. Type the following commands:
RegSvr32 MFC40.DLL <Enter>
RegSvr32 OLEPRO32.DLL <Enter>
A message box appears after each command executes confirming that
the file has been successfully registered.
c. Change to the \DAO directory. For Windows 95, the location is
\Program "Files\Command Files\Microsoft Shared\DAO". For Windows
NT,
the location is \Windows\MSAPPS\DAO. To specify a long file or
directory name from the MS-DOS prompt, enclose the directory name
in quotation marks as shown above. Enter the following command,
and
press the ENTER key:
RegSvr32 DAO3032.DLL
d. Change directories to the \VB directory. Run one of the following
commands from the Command prompt:
Professional Edition: RegEdit VBPRO.REG <Enter>
-or-
Enterprise Edition: RegEdit VBENT.REG <Enter>
8. Type "VB32.EXE" at the Command prompt and press the ENTER key.
The 32-bit edition of Visual Basic 4.0 (\VB\VB32.EXE) now runs
successfully.
Other dependency files may be required to be registered. Use
RegSvr32.exe
to register these files manually as you did in step 7. These
dependencies
are found in \vb4\setupkit\kitfil32\sw3
specifies $(DLLSelfRegister) or $(EXESelfRegister) if the dependency
requires registration.
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Nebworth asked what Microsoft e-mail says; here it is:
How To Install VB 4.0 on a Win32 System Without Running Setup [vbwin]
ID: Q150614 CREATED: 03-MAY-1996 MODIFIED: 03-DEC-1996
4.00 | 4.00
WINDOWS | WINDOWS NT
PUBLIC | kbsetup kbhowto
--------------------------
The information in this article applies to:
- Standard, Professional, and Enterprise Editions of Microsoft
Visual Basic, 32-bit only, for Windows, version 4.0
--------------------------
SUMMARY
=======
Under some circumstances, the 32-bit edition of Microsoft Visual Basic
version 4.0 for Windows does not install on a Windows 95 or Windows NT
system. This behavior is typically demonstrated by a failure to extract
information from a .CAB file.
CAUTION: The method given in this article should ONLY be used as a last
resort.
MORE INFORMATION
================
Use one of the following methods to install Microsoft Visual Basic
manually.
Standard Edition
----------------
1. Copy the contents of the \VB directory from the CD-ROM to the \VB
directory on your local hard drive. When you are finished, delete the
\VB\System and \VB\MSApps from your local hard drive.
2. Copy the contents of the \VB\SYSTEM directory from the CD-ROM to the
\Windows\System directory on Windows 95 or the \Windows\System32
directory on your local hard drive.
3. Copy the contents of the \VB\MSAPPS\DAO directory from the CD-ROM to
the
\DAO directory on your local hard drive. In Windows 95, the directory
location is \Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\DAO. In
Windows NT, the directory location is \Windows\MSApps\DAO.
4. Make sure the following files are in the appropriate directories:
\VB \DAO \Windows\System (Win95)
\Windows\System32 (WinNT)
----------- ----------- -------------------------
VB32.EXE DAO2532.TLB MFC40.DLL
VB32.OLB DAO3032.DLL MSJINT32.DLL
VBEXT32.OLB MSJTER32.DLL
VBIDE32.DLL MSVCRT40.DLL
OLEPRO32.DLL
VBAJET32.DLL
VBA232.DLL
VBDB32.DLL
VAEN232.DLL
VEN2232.OLB
ALL 32-BIT .OCX FILES
(*32.OCX)
5. Register the necessary files in your system registry by performing
the
following steps:
a. Copy REGSVR32.EXE from the \TOOLS\PSS directory of the CD-ROM to
your
\Windows directory.
b. Open the Command prompt and go to your system directory. For
Windows 95, the location is \WINDOWS\SYSTEM. For Windows NT, the
location is \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32. Type the following commands and
press
the ENTER key:
RegSvr32 MFC40.DLL <Enter>
RegSvr32 OLEPRO32.DLL <Enter>
A message box appears after each command executes confirming that
the file has been successfully registered.
c. Change to the \DAO directory. For Windows 95, the location is
\Program Files\COMMON Files\Microsoft Shared\DAO. For Windows NT,
the location is \Windows\MSAPPS\DAO. To specify a long file or
directory name from the MS-DOS prompt, enclose the directory name
in
quotation marks as shown above. Enter the following command and
press
the ENTER key:
RegSvr32 DAO3032.DLL
6. Type "\VB\VB32.EXE" at the Command prompt and press the ENTER key.
The 32-bit edition of Visual Basic 4.0 (\VB\VB32.EXE) now runs
successfully.
Professional and Enterprise Editions
--------------------------
1. Copy the contents of the \VB directory from the CD-ROM to the \VB
directory on your local hard drive. When you are finished, delete the
\VB\System and \VB\MSApps from your local hard drive.
2. Copy the contents of the \VB\MSAPPS\DAO directory from the CD-ROM to
the
\DAO directory on your local hard drive. In Windows 95, the directory
location is \Windows\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\DAO.
In
Windows NT, the directory location is \Windows\MSApps\DAO.
3. Copy the following files from the \VB\System directory of the CD-ROM
to
your \Windows\System directory on Windows 95 and the
\Windows\System32
directory on Windows NT:
Windows 95 and Windows NT Windows NT Only
------------------------- ---------------
MFC40.DLL CTL3D32.dll
MSJINT32.DLL
MSJT3032.DLL
MSJTER32.DLL
MSVCRT40.DLL
OLEPRO32.DLL
VBAJET32.DLL
VBA232.DLL
VBDB32.DLL
VAEN232.DLL
VEN2232.OLB
ALL 32-BIT .OCX FILES (*32.OCX)
4. Expand the control licensing .REG file by running one of the
following
commands from the \SETUP directory of the CD-ROM in a Command prompt:
Professional Edition: EXTRACT /L C:\VB /E VB4-6.CAB VBPRO.REG
-or-
Enterprise Edition: EXTRACT /L C:\VB /E VB4-6.CAB VBENT.REG
If you cannot find this file, type one of the following commands from
the \SETUP directory of the CD-ROM in a Command prompt:
Professional Edition: EXTRACT /A /D VB4-1.CAB VBPRO.REG | MORE
-or-
Enterprise Edition: EXTRACT /A /D VB4-1.CAB VBENT.REG | MORE
5. Go to the Command prompt and change the default directory to the
\SETUP
directory of the CD-ROM. Enter one of the following commands to
expand
files from the CD-ROM:
Professional Edition:
EXTRACT /L C:\VB /E VB4-13.CAB VBIDE32.DLL <Enter>
EXTRACT /L C:\VB /E VB4-15.CAB VBEXT32.OLB <Enter>
-or-
Enterprise Edition:
EXTRACT /L C:\VB /E VB4-15.CAB VB32.EXE <Enter>
EXTRACT /L C:\VB /E VB4-16.CAB VB32.OLB <Enter>
EXTRACT /L C:\VB /E VB4-14.CAB VBIDE32.DLL <Enter>
EXTRACT /L C:\VB /E VB4-16.CAB VBEXT32.OLB <Enter>
6. Make sure the following files are located in the appropriate
directories:
\VB ..\DAO \Windows\System (Win95)
\Windows\System32 (WinNT)
----------- ----------- -------------------------
VB32.EXE DAO2532.TLB MFC40.DLL
VB32.OLB DAO3032.DLL MSJINT32.DLL
VBEXT32.OLB MSJTER32.DLL
VBIDE32.DLL MSVCRT40.DLL
OLEPRO32.DLL
VBAJET32.DLL
VBA232.DLL
VBDB32.DLL
VAEN232.DLL
VEN2232.OLB
ALL 32-BIT .OCX FILES
(*32.OCX)
7. Register the necessary files in your system registry by performing
the
following steps:
a. Copy REGSVR32.EXE from the \TOOLS\PSS directory of the CD-ROM to
your \Windows directory.
b. Open the command prompt and go to your system directory. For
Windows 95, the location is \WINDOWS\SYSTEM. For Windows NT, the
location is \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32. Type the following commands:
RegSvr32 MFC40.DLL <Enter>
RegSvr32 OLEPRO32.DLL <Enter>
A message box appears after each command executes confirming that
the file has been successfully registered.
c. Change to the \DAO directory. For Windows 95, the location is
\Program "Files\Command Files\Microsoft Shared\DAO". For Windows
NT,
the location is \Windows\MSAPPS\DAO. To specify a long file or
directory name from the MS-DOS prompt, enclose the directory name
in quotation marks as shown above. Enter the following command,
and
press the ENTER key:
RegSvr32 DAO3032.DLL
d. Change directories to the \VB directory. Run one of the following
commands from the Command prompt:
Professional Edition: RegEdit VBPRO.REG <Enter>
-or-
Enterprise Edition: RegEdit VBENT.REG <Enter>
8. Type "VB32.EXE" at the Command prompt and press the ENTER key.
The 32-bit edition of Visual Basic 4.0 (\VB\VB32.EXE) now runs
successfully.
Other dependency files may be required to be registered. Use
RegSvr32.exe
to register these files manually as you did in step 7. These
dependencies
are found in \vb4\setupkit\kitfil32\sw3
specifies $(DLLSelfRegister) or $(EXESelfRegister) if the dependency
requires registration.
Additional reference words: 4.00 vb4win vb432 manual install
KBCategory: kbsetup kbhowto
KBSubcategory: Setins