BUG: Visual Studio 6.0 Setup Fails to Detect IE Version

• Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0
• Microsoft Visual J++, version 6.0
• Microsoft Visual InterDev, version 6.0
• Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, version 6.0
• Microsoft Visual Basic Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 6.0

SYMPTOMS

After installing Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1 (as required by Visual Studio setup) and rebooting, Visual Studio setup fails to detect the newly installed version of Internet Explorer and forces you to install Internet Explorer again (and again--repeatedly).

CAUSE

Visual Studio setup checks the version of ShDocVw.dll to determine if the correct version is installed. Setup looks for ShDocVw.dll first in the Windows directory and then in the Windows\System32 directory. Setup installs Internet Explorer in Windows\System32. As a result, if an older version of ShDocVw.dll is in the Windows directory it will never be replaced and Visual Studio setup incorrectly determines that the latest version of Internet Explorer has not been installed.

RESOLUTION

Delete the older version of ShDocVw.dll from the Windows directory.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Setup looks for version 4.72.3110.3 or higher of ShDocVw.dll.

Visual Studio setup should look for ShDocVw.dll in the correct place first.

Additional query words: Visual Studio Setup fail version check IE fails

Keywords          : kbsetup kbVBp600bug kbVC600bug kbVisID600bug kbVJ600bug kbVS600bug 
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0; winnt:6.0
Platform          : WINDOWS winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug 

Last Reviewed: May 13, 1999