Dll missing when installing VB6 application on Windows 10

Question

I have a very old VB6 application and I am using the Package and Development Wizard to make the setup file. The error occurred when I run the app:

I did some googling and I tried below solutions but none of them works:

• Checked the adbapx.ocx in System32 and SysWOW64, it is there.
• Registered adbapx.ocx manually by using regsvr32 cmd
• Run the setup file and vb6 app file as administrator ( I did this every time)

Below is the log file during installation:

 %% PLEASE DO NOT MODIFY OR DELETE THIS FILE! %% 
 %% This file contains information about the installation of an application. %% 
 %% It will be used to automatically remove all application components from your computer if you choose to do so. %% 


NOTE: Beginning of the bootstrapper section

CONFIG: Title: "CCI Manager"

ACTION: RegKey: "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion", "SharedDLLs"

ACTION: SystemFile: "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\VB6STKIT.DLL"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SystemFile: "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\COMCAT.DLL"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SystemFile: "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\MSVCRT40.DLL"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SystemFile: "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\STDOLE2.TLB"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SystemFile: "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ASYCFILT.DLL"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SystemFile: "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\OLEPRO32.DLL"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SystemFile: "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\OLEAUT32.DLL"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SystemFile: "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\msvbvm60.dll"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\COMCAT.DLL"

ACTION: TLBRegister: "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\STDOLE2.TLB"

ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\OLEPRO32.DLL"

ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\OLEAUT32.DLL"

ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\msvbvm60.dll"

NOTE: End of the bootstrapper section

NOTE: Now spawning the main Setup program 'Setup1.exe'....

ACTION: SharedFile: "C:\Windows\System32\RDOCURS.DLL"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SharedFile: "C:\Windows\System32\MSRDO20.DLL"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SharedFile: "C:\Windows\System32\SoftekBarcode.ocx"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SharedFile: "C:\Windows\System32\Code39draw.ocx"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SharedFile: "C:\Windows\System32\MSMAPI32.OCX"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SharedFile: "C:\Windows\System32\MSSTDFMT.DLL"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SharedFile: "C:\Windows\System32\MSADODC.OCX"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SharedFile: "C:\Windows\System32\MSINET.OCX"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SharedFile: "C:\Windows\System32\MSCOMCTL.OCX"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SystemFile: "C:\Windows\System32\tdbgpp.dll"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SystemFile: "C:\Windows\System32\todgub6.dll"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SharedFile: "C:\Windows\System32\todg6.ocx"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SharedFile: "C:\Windows\System32\adbapx.ocx"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SharedFile: "C:\Windows\System32\imgedit.ocx"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SharedFile: "C:\Windows\System32\comctl32.ocx"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SharedFile: "C:\Windows\System32\ImageMagickObject.dll"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SharedFile: "C:\Windows\System32\adbactvx.dll"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SharedFile: "C:\Windows\System32\MSBIND.DLL"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SystemFile: "C:\Windows\System32\MSVCRT.DLL"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SharedFile: "C:\Windows\System32\scrrun.dll"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SystemFile: "C:\Windows\System32\tibase6.dll"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SystemFile: "C:\Windows\System32\tishare6.dll"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SharedFile: "C:\Windows\System32\titime6.ocx"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SharedFile: "C:\Windows\System32\tidate6.ocx"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SharedFile: "C:\Windows\System32\titext6.ocx"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SharedFile: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Designer\MSDERUN.DLL"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SharedFile: "C:\Windows\System32\tinumbl6.ocx"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SharedFile: "C:\Windows\System32\VB5DB.DLL"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SystemFile: "C:\Windows\System32\msrepl35.dll"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SystemFile: "C:\Windows\System32\MSRD2X35.DLL"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SystemFile: "C:\Windows\System32\expsrv.dll"
(File was not found or was an older version -- new file copied)

ACTION: SystemFile: "C:\Windows\System32\vbajet32.dll"
(File was not found or was an older version -- new file copied)

ACTION: SystemFile: "C:\Windows\System32\MSJINT35.DLL"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SystemFile: "C:\Windows\System32\MSJTER35.DLL"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SystemFile: "C:\Windows\System32\msjet35.dll"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SharedFile: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\DAO\DAO350.DLL"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SharedFile: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\DAO\DAO2535.TLB"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SharedFile: "C:\Windows\System32\xarraydb.ocx"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SharedFile: "C:\Windows\System32\psapi.dll"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SharedFile: "C:\Windows\System32\wininet.dll"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: SharedFile: "C:\Windows\System32\adbapi.dll"
(File currently on disk was already up to date)

ACTION: PrivateFile: "C:\Program Files (x86)\CCI Manager\CCI Manager.exe"
(File was not found or was an older version -- new file copied)

ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Windows\System32\MSRDO20.DLL"

ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Windows\System32\SoftekBarcode.ocx"

ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Windows\System32\Code39draw.ocx"

ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Windows\System32\MSMAPI32.OCX"

ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Windows\System32\MSSTDFMT.DLL"

ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Windows\System32\MSADODC.OCX"

ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Windows\System32\MSINET.OCX"

ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Windows\System32\MSCOMCTL.OCX"

ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Windows\System32\todgub6.dll"

ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Windows\System32\todg6.ocx"

ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Windows\System32\adbapx.ocx"

ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Windows\System32\imgedit.ocx"

ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Windows\System32\comctl32.ocx"

*** ERROR: LoadLibrary() failed while registering file 'C:\Windows\System32\ImageMagickObject.dll'
*** DURING THIS ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Windows\System32\ImageMagickObject.dll"

*** ERROR: An error occurred while registering the file 'C:\Windows\System32\ImageMagickObject.dll'
*** ERROR: (User Responded with 'Ignore')
*** DURING THIS ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Windows\System32\ImageMagickObject.dll"

ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Windows\System32\adbactvx.dll"

ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Windows\System32\MSBIND.DLL"

ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Windows\System32\scrrun.dll"

ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Windows\System32\tishare6.dll"

ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Windows\System32\titime6.ocx"

ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Windows\System32\tidate6.ocx"

ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Windows\System32\titext6.ocx"

ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Designer\MSDERUN.DLL"

ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Windows\System32\tinumbl6.ocx"

ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Windows\System32\MSRD2X35.DLL"

ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Windows\System32\msjet35.dll"

ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\DAO\DAO350.DLL"

ACTION: TLBRegister: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\DAO\DAO2535.TLB"

ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Windows\System32\xarraydb.ocx"

ACTION: ShellLink: "CCI Manager", "CCI Manager"

ACTION: RegKey: "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion", "App Paths\CCI Manager.exe"

ACTION: RegValue: "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\CCI Manager.exe", ""

The imageMagick issue can be ignored. And to be noticed, this app was working really good on win10 during the last 3 months, but suddenly, the help desk told me the setup file is not working. I have this app installed already on my machine and I did another installation on my machine, the issue has been replicated. I tried open the app on user's PC without re-install, it is working.

It seems like the setup file caused the issue. I also tried the setup file on below system:

• Win7 32bit, same error but different file
• winXP 32bit, has another vb6 toolkit error during installation, but app runs without issue.

The interesting thing is that every time I try to make a setup package by using PDW, it says dll are missing. And I checked the references, they are there. And I also add these references again, but the PDW still shown the same warning.

Please help on this cause I really do not have these knowledge to solve the issue. Or may be other method I can try that I do not know, thanks in advance.

Answer 1

All the solutions are correct and worth to try. But I just solved my issue by using my solution.

Whenever our IT support team install the WIN10 to a new PC, the WIN10 install packaged they were using has the old version of dlls. But when I create setup package, the dlls I referenced are newer version. I copied the dlls that have newer version to the new PC (WIN10 PC). I listed below dlls I copied:

adbactvx.dll
adbapi.dll
adbapx.ocx
adbapxcc.dll
adbcom.dll
adbctls.ocx

I copied the above dll/ocx files to the SysWOW64 and replaced the old one. This solved my issue.