MFC30.dll error message

[carol]

when trying to install software i receive a
message "stub32.exe" says MFC30.dll cannot be found, try
to re-install..what is this and how do i reinstall it ?
thanks..

 

[chris]

Easy... the file mfc30.dll is not present.
MFC is part of the redistributable libraries. What does
this mean?
An application developer cannot asume mfc30,dll is
present on the system his application will be installed
on. He(she) therefore has to include it in his package,
and make sure he(she) doesn't overwrite the existing
version if that one is more recent than the one he(she)
distributes.
BTW: mfc30 is already an old DLL. mfc42 is around for
years already, and now we are at mfc70 (or is it mfc71?).
This means you are installing an old appication which has
a big chance of not working on XP.

Summary:
- you are trying to install an old application
- that doesn't comply to Microsoft guidelines (mfc30.dll
not in package)

Solution:
- check with you vendor if there is a more recent version
of the product
- try to find a copy of mfc30.dll and put it on your
system (in a directory that is in the PATH). Don't put
it in windows/system32, as XP will throw it out if it is
not properly signed.

Chris.