"Bee" <B**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I work on my VB6 app on my home Vista Ultimate PC and also take it on the
> road with my XP laptop.
> I copy all project files over via a pen drive.
> I have a reference to a file in the project C:\Program
> Files\Debug\Debug.exe
> This file is resident and nver copied.
> When I copy the project back and forth I always get the missing reference
> for Debug.exe on form view open or run and have to uncheck the reference,
> close References, reopen References and Browse to the same reference.
> This
> always works.
> I have verified that the Debug.exe path is is identical on both PCs.
> What am I missing?
> Other references in the project do not have the same problem.

"Jeff Johnson" wrote:

> "Bee" <B**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4C69DF1A-9EC9-46D0-9559-96689EAED62A@microsoft.com...
>
> >I work on my VB6 app on my home Vista Ultimate PC and also take it on the
> > road with my XP laptop.
> > I copy all project files over via a pen drive.
> > I have a reference to a file in the project C:\Program
> > Files\Debug\Debug.exe
> > This file is resident and nver copied.
> > When I copy the project back and forth I always get the missing reference
> > for Debug.exe on form view open or run and have to uncheck the reference,
> > close References, reopen References and Browse to the same reference.
> > This
> > always works.
> > I have verified that the Debug.exe path is is identical on both PCs.
> > What am I missing?
> > Other references in the project do not have the same problem.
>
> Could they have been compiled at different times and therefore have
> different GUIDs? Trying copying the .EXE from one machine to another, then
> re-add the reference (to be safe). See if you then keep getting the error.
>
>
>