Even though Windows 95 is mostly a 32-bit operating system shell, it still has the capability of running 16-bit applications. With thousands of 32-bit programs entering the scene, it may be surprising that many people still run applications that are only 16-bit. Many of these applications (such as shareware programs) are written using the programming language Visual Basic 3.

If you are having trouble running programs written with Visual Basic 3, the culprit more than likely is one (or several) corrupted copies of the file VBRUN300.DLL floating around on our system. Here, the "Find" command can be a REAL life-saver. Simply search for the VBRUN300.DLL on ALL of your drives, delete all copies, and download a new copy straight from a reputable source (such as Microsoft's WWW or FTP site etc.) Note: Delete with caution. Make sure you have no applications running which may need this file (and if you are having trouble with apps. Written with VB3 already, then chances are you aren't running them, but JUST IN CASE...)

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