Still having dll hell - how to find which is missing

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Finished app.

tried and tested on quite a few machines 20+ and it works on all op sys it needs to.

Its a database, but when installing on a clean machine in both 98FE + SE the software works, but no data is displayed. If I try to navigate through the non existant files i get a runtime 5 error.

So I installed VB on the clean machine to see if it was a programming error, and hey presto, the app works.

I guess im missing a ddl file, but how do I find out which one?

Any suggestions?

[Joacim Andersson]

Create a setup package using the Package and Deployment wizard.

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done that! but still a problem. I think its with the jet files, so have installed then all as listed in the knowlege base, but still not working.

Apart from going through all the vb dll files individually installing them and rebooting im stuck.....and dont fancy doing that!

Any suggestions?


I've managed to get to the stage where i get an error stating the vbajet.dll or 32dll failed to initialise. when i try to re register it it tells me it may be corrupt....how can i unregister a dll when its in memory?

[d3graph]

install dcom98 properly
and sp5 runtime
both are aveleble on microsoft site

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vb is working fine on my puter, its the install on the clean machine thats the problem.

I know when u install VB from CD it installs DCOM98, but does this need to b installed on the client machine. I didnt think so.

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OK sorted it.

Some rouge installed various older dll files for the jet database in my windows system directory. They worked on my machine but not on a clean one.

If anyone has a similar problem, article Q192934 has the correct list. There is also a conflict with vbajet35.dll if you upgraded from version 5 to version 6.

Thanks for the suggestions