PRB: Error Message "MSVBVM50.dll not found"

ID: Q179492

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual Basic Control Creation, Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

An attempt to install a Visual Basic program results in the following error message:

A required file, MSVBVM50.dll, was not found.

CAUSE

The Microsoft Visual Basic Virtual Machine run-time was not properly installed on the computer. File corruption or failure of a third-party application to install this required run-time during setup may also cause this error message.

RESOLUTION

Download and run MSVBVM50.EXE from the Microsoft Software Library. Run the executable file after download. This file installs the correct Visual Basic Virtual Machine and associated files. This should eliminate the error Message. See the REFERENCES section of this article for more information.

MORE INFORMATION

Programs written in Microsoft Visual Basic require that the client machine have a local installation of the Microsoft Visual Basic Virtual Machine run- time engine. In some situations, this file was not distributed or installed correctly by a third-party software package or has become corrupted. While the Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Service Pack 2 updated this Virtual Machine run-time engine for developers, a client or customer machine may not have the most recent version installed.

REFERENCES

See the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article for further information on MSVBVM50.EXE:

Q180071 : FILE: MSVBVM50.EXE Visual Basic 5.0 Run-Time Files

Additional query words: setup kbSetUp installation kbVBp500 kbVBp


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Version           : WINDOWS:5.0
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: May 21, 1999