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Downloads:
51,487
Downloads of v 5.0:
51,487
Last Update:
04 Jan 2015
Package Maintainer(s):
Software Author(s):
- Microsoft
Tags:
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- Software Site
- Package Specific:
- Package outdated?
- Package broken?
- Contact Maintainers
- Contact Site Admins
- Software Vendor?
- Report Abuse
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Visual Basic 5.0 Runtime
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- Software Site
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Downloads:
51,487
Downloads of v 5.0:
51,487
Software Author(s):
- Microsoft
Tags:
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To install Visual Basic 5.0 Runtime, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
To upgrade Visual Basic 5.0 Runtime, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
To uninstall Visual Basic 5.0 Runtime, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
NOTE: This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.
1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment
Please see the organizational deployment guide
2. Get the package into your environment-
Open Source or Commercial:
- Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
- You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download
-
Open Source
- Download the Package Download
- Follow manual internalization instructions
-
Package Internalizer (C4B)
- Run
choco download vb5runtime --internalize --source=https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2
(additional options) - Run
choco push --source="'http://internal/odata/repo'"
for package and dependencies - Automate package internalization
- Run
3. Enter your internal repository url
(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2)
4. Choose your deployment method:
choco upgrade vb5runtime -y --source="'STEP 3 URL'" [other options]
See options you can pass to upgrade.
See best practices for scripting.
Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.
If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:
choco upgrade vb5runtime -y --source="'STEP 3 URL'"
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
Exit 0
}
Exit $exitCode
- name: Ensure vb5runtime installed
win_chocolatey:
name: vb5runtime
state: present
version: 5.0
source: STEP 3 URL
See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.
chocolatey_package 'vb5runtime' do
action :install
version '5.0'
source 'STEP 3 URL'
end
See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.
Chocolatey::Ensure-Package
(
Name: vb5runtime,
Version: 5.0,
Source: STEP 3 URL
);
Requires Otter Chocolatey Extension. See docs at https://inedo.com/den/otter/chocolatey.
cChocoPackageInstaller vb5runtime
{
Name = 'vb5runtime'
Ensure = 'Present'
Version = '5.0'
Source = 'STEP 3 URL'
}
Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.
package { 'vb5runtime':
provider => 'chocolatey',
ensure => '5.0',
source => 'STEP 3 URL',
}
Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.
salt '*' chocolatey.install vb5runtime version="5.0" source="STEP 3 URL"
See docs at https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/ref/modules/all/salt.modules.chocolatey.html.
5. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation
See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.
This package was approved by moderator purity on 05 Jan 2015.
This package contains all the necessary files for running applications created using Visual Basic 5.0. This package has been updated since the release of Visual Studio Service Pack 3, so it should provide all the files needed to run even the latest Visual Basic programs.
$packageName = 'vb5runtime'
$fileName = 'Msvbvm50'
$url = 'http://download.microsoft.com/download/vb50pro/utility/1/win98/EN-US/Msvbvm50.exe'
try {
$filePath = "$env:TEMP\chocolatey\$packageName"
$fileFullPath = "$filePath\${fileName}.exe"
$scriptPath = Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition
$ahkFile = "$scriptPath\vb5runtime.ahk"
New-Item $filePath -ItemType Directory -Force
Get-ChocolateyWebFile $packageName $fileFullPath $url
Start-Process 'AutoHotkey' $ahkFile
Start-Process $fileFullPath
Wait-Process -Name $fileName
Write-ChocolateySuccess $packageName
} catch {
Write-ChocolateyFailure $packageName $($_.Exception.Message)
throw
}
SetTitleMatchMode, 2
WinWait, VB Runtime Installation ahk_class #32770, , 60
ControlClick, Button1, VB Runtime Installation ahk_class #32770
WinWait, VB Runtime Installation ahk_class #32770, successfully, 60
ControlClick, Button1, VB Runtime Installation ahk_class #32770
WinWaitClose, VB Runtime Installation ahk_class #32770, successfully, 60
Log in or click on link to see number of positives.
- vb5runtime.5.0.nupkg (a82ec32aa339) - ## / 56
- Msvbvm50.exe (b5f8ea5b9d8b) - ## / 55
In cases where actual malware is found, the packages are subject to removal. Software sometimes has false positives. Moderators do not necessarily validate the safety of the underlying software, only that a package retrieves software from the official distribution point and/or validate embedded software against official distribution point (where distribution rights allow redistribution).
Chocolatey Pro provides runtime protection from possible malware.
Version | Downloads | Last Updated | Status |
---|---|---|---|
Visual Basic 5.0 Runtime 5.0 | 51487 | Sunday, January 4, 2015 | Approved |
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