This page lists some common redistributable files that are available for download fromMicrosoft. In many cases you will also find these packages in the Redistributable folderof your development system. Be sure to use the proper version, depending on yourapplication and development tools, and target operating system.
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Command-Line Switches for Self-Installing Microsoft Files
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This is a list of common command-line switches you can use when implementing aself-installing update. You can use these switches with downloadable self-installingupdate files for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Internet Explorer. These switches do not workwith all update files. If a switch does not work, the functionality is necessary for thatpackage. (Taken from article Q197147 in the Microsoft Knowledge Base).
Switch | Definition |
/q | Quiet mode - Skips all user prompts |
/q:u | User Quiet mode - Shows some dialog boxes |
/q:a | Admin Quiet mode - Does not show any dialog boxes |
/t:path | Extracts the files to the specified path |
/c | Extract only - Extracts the files without installing them |
/c:path | Change location of Setup file - Specifies the path to the Setup file if it is different from the default path |
/r:n | Never restart - Do not restart the computer even if it is necessary to complete the installation |
/r:i | Restart if necessary - Automatically restart the computer if it is necessary to complete installation |
/r:a | Always restart - Always restart the computer after installation |
/r:s | Silent restart - Automatically restart the computer without prompting the user |
/n:v | No version checking - Install the program over any previous version |
Microsoft DLL Database
Microsoft has put together a database of all DLLs, EXEs etc. they distribute withvarious applications and packages. You can search the database in three ways:
- By file name: Returns a list of all versions of the specified file, and in which programs it is included.
- By product: Generates a list of all files that are installed with the program.
- By product and file name: Returns the version of a particlular file that is distributed with the specified product.
The databse also provides additional information about selfregistration, CLSIDs,location of the file on the distribution media etc.
This comes in very handy if you're wondering where a file is coming from or who hadupdated it.
Prerequisite Installers
Microsoft Component Installer Software Development Kit
Microsoft Component Installer Software Development Kit helps you deliver the needed Windows component to your customer in order to run your application. The SDK provides support for installing MDAC, DirectX, .NET Framework, Windows Installer Runtime, in various versions and service packs. The resulting user experience is a small application they can download and run (or run from a CD). It provides the user with a simple wizard user interface that has details on the components that are needed and on the progress of the installation. The customer experience is already localized for over 20 Windows languages and will auto-detect the system locale at launch and will adjust its language as appropriate. After all prerequisites have been successfully installed the tool can execute a custom command (via ShellExecute), e.g. to launch your main setup or to navigate to a wen site. The tool handles reboots and also has a silent mode.
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Adobe Acrobat Reader is free and freely distributable. It is available for variousplatforms and in variuos languages.
The Acrobat installer can be configured with an INI file. Document Extendingthe Adobe Installer on Windows® Platform describes the options and requiredsteps.
Acrobat4.05 SDK Documentation on the Adobe support web site
Common Control Library (COMCTL32.DLL)
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To use the latest versions of the common controls with Windows, you must have thelatest version of Comctl32.dll installed, which is currently version 5.70.
Use the following command line parameters to install this package silently:
- 50comupd /r:n /q:a (absolutely quite, not even error messages)
- 50comupd /r:n /q:1 (quiet if everything goes well, error messages enabled)
The /r:n parameter prevents the reboot. However, you must reboot before you can use theupdated file.
Compatibility: This package requires Window 95, Windows 98 or WindowsNT 4.0 (SP4 or above).
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Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM)
DCOM98 for Windows 98
DCOM98 Version 1.3
DCOM98 version 1.3 is intended for Windows 98 only.
Warning: DCOM98 version 1.3 as available for download through thislink may not be redistributed. The only version of DCOM98 that you may distribute is theone that ships with Microsoft Visual Studio.
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DCOM95 for Windows 95
DCOM95 Version 1.3
DCOM95 version 1.3 is intended for Windows 95 only. It supercedes DCOM95 version 1.2.
Microsoft'sDCOM95 Download page also includes release notes and licensing and redistributionguidelines
Uninstalling DCOM95 Version 1.2
Microsoft has published a description of the steps required to uninstall DCOM95 version1.2 and restore the previous version.
HTML Help
The HTML Help Installation and Update package (Hhupd.exe) is used to install the filesrequired to view help files in the new .chm format.
See also:Book about authoring HTML Help
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Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC)
To install MDAC as quietly as possible without reboot, use the following command line.
For MDAC versions up to 2.1 (works still with 2.5):
For MDAC version 2.5 and above:
Note: On Windows 95 you must install DCOM for Windows 95 before installing MDAC 2.0x or2.1x.
Related Information
Installing MDAC with a Windows Installer (MSI) Package
Currently there is no merge module (MSM file) available from Microsoft that could beused to incorporate the MDAC setup into an MSI installer. This means that you have to callmdac_typ.exe as a custom action to install MDAC on a Windows 9x or NT4 system. Microsoftis working on a merge module, but there is no information when it will be available. The Visual Studio Installer (VSI) includes a mdac.msm merge modulethat will check whether MDAC is installed. However, it will not install MDAC if required.It just pops up a message telling the user to run mdac_typ.exe manually.
Windows 2000 will include MDAC 2.1 or 2.5 as a system component, so if you have a Win2ksystem, you can safely assume that MDAC is there. The only supported way to install anupdated version of MDAC (whenever MDAC 3.0 rolls around) would be via Microsoft-createdservice packs.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer and associated tools are available in various languages and forvarious platforms. Use the Internet Explorer Administration Tool (IEAK) to create acustomized IE setup that includes only the parts you need and that can be branded withyour company logo etc.
Visual BasicRun-Time Files
Visual Basic 6.0 Run-Time Files
Latest Service Pack version
Original Release version
Visual Basic 5.0 Run-Time Files
Windows Scripting Host
Windows Script for Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT 4 includes:
- Windows Script Host
- Windows Script Runtime Version
- Windows Script Components
- Visual Basic Script Edition (VBScript)
- JScript
It is available in various languages for x86 and Alpha platforms.
Note: On Windows 95 versions before OSR2 you must install Internet Explorer 4.0 orDCOM.
Microsoft Windows ScriptTechnologies site has documentation and downloads
XML Parser
The Microsoft XML Parser is implemented as a COM component, providing a complete XMLfoundation for Windows DNA applications.
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