INFO: Known Issues with IE 5.0 and Visual Basic 6.0

ID: Q221604

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual Basic Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 6.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer (Programming) version 5.0

SUMMARY

Visual Basic 6.0 may be used safely with IE 5.0 with one exception, which is detailed as below.

MORE INFORMATION

The main issue is that IE5 separates the typelib into a separate .tlb (MSHTML.tlb) file to reduce the memory footprint. This has the following impact:

Developers who develop using IE5 can only distribute Page Designer applications to systems where IE5 is installed.

Developers who develop using IE4 can distribute Page Designer applications to systems where either IE4 or IE5 are installed.

Thus, when distributing an IE5 Page Designer Application using the Package and Deployment Wizard, you will receive a warning message stating that "there is no dependency information for MSHTML.tlb." This warning can safely be ignored and MSHTML.tlb can be removed from your distribution package. The application will work properly on a system with IE5 installed.

Additional query words: PDW


Keywords          : kbIE kbVBp kbVBp600 kbGrpVB kbIE500 
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,6.0
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: May 26, 1999