Runtime error 5003

[jmc1712]

Hi,

I just did a program using VB6 and a friend of mine keeps getting an error 5003 after splash screen finishes and loads main form. He has installed a different program I did and it installed fine and he gets no errors except with this one. Its a simple program that reads a text file. I had him install updated VB6 runtime files and that did not work.

Another friend of mine installed it with no problems and both are using Win 98 OS.

Any help would be appreciated.

Frustrated John

[RobDog888]

Welcome to the Forums.

Did you create a Setup package? If so what packager did you use? Also,
what are the OS' that work and what are the OS' that dont. 98 and NT have
different kernals so they would behave differently.

[jmc1712]

Welcome to the Forums.

Did you create a Setup package? If so what packager did you use? Also,
what are the OS' that work and what are the OS' that dont. 98 and NT have
different kernals so they would behave differently.

Hi,

Both my of my friends are running Win 98 Systems and I used the Inno Setup Compiler which was used to do setup for the 2 different program which is why I am stumped as both programs pretty much use same DLL's/Ocx's
so if one works the other should too I woudl think.

[RobDog888]

Not necessarily. It depends on what the computer has installed and what your
program requires (what dependencies your app uses).

Check out the two links in my two posts in this thread.

HTH

[randem]

jmc1712,

Take at look at this information for your dll/ocx/exe installer problems

[jmc1712]

Not necessarily. It depends on what the computer has installed and what your
program requires (what dependencies your app uses).

Check out the two links in my two posts in this thread.

HTH

Hi these are the dep files:

asycfilt.dll
COMCAT.DLL"
COMDLG32.OCX
msvbvm60.dll
olepro32.dll

Thanks

John

[jmc1712]

jmc1712,

Take at look at this information for your dll/ocx/exe installer problems

I checked out the page but could not get to the universal VB files mentioned there so it was of very little help.

[RobDog888]

Hi these are the dep files:

asycfilt.dll
COMCAT.DLL"
COMDLG32.OCX
msvbvm60.dll
olepro32.dll

Thanks

John

Here are the direct links to the two links in my previous posts link.

HOWTO: Install Visual Basic 6.0 Applications

Which files should I install?

[RobDog888]

jmc1712,

Take at look at this information for your dll/ocx/exe installer problems

I checked out the page but could not get to the universal VB files mentioned there so it was of very little help.

Randem, the first three links are not working on your page referenced in the link.

only the last link on that page works.

[jmc1712]

Here are the direct links to the two links in my previous posts link.

HOWTO: Install Visual Basic 6.0 Applications

Which files should I install?

Hi

Would any of these file cause a problem on non XP systems which seems to be my issue especially on Win 98 systems?

John

[RobDog888]

For the VS SP6 runtime distributables - Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Service Pack 2, Windows 2000 Service Pack 3, Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP.

Are you distributing the system files from you own system directory or are
you distributing them from a separate folder?

[jmc1712]

For the VS SP6 runtime distributables - Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Service Pack 2, Windows 2000 Service Pack 3, Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP.

Are you distributing the system files from you own system directory or are
you distributing them from a separate folder?

I was using the files that the VB installer used which I think came from my system directory but I am not sure. I have since downloaded the runtime files from links here and put them in a separate directory and will be using those.

I will create another setup and see if my friend can get it to work.

Thanks

[jmc1712]

For the VS SP6 runtime distributables - Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Service Pack 2, Windows 2000 Service Pack 3, Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP.

Are you distributing the system files from you own system directory or are
you distributing them from a separate folder?

Downloaded above file but it put files in my sys dir so I don't know which ones where added.

John

[randem]

Thanks RobDog888, The links have been fixed.

[RobDog888]

Downloaded above file but it put files in my sys dir so I don't know which ones where added.

John

You need to place the files in a separate folder from your system folder. Call it something like "Distributable System Files" or such.