BUG: 16-bit Executable Resources Gets Corrupted
Article ID: 177351
Article Last Modified on 12/1/2003
APPLIES TO
- The Resource Editor, when used with:
- Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 4.1 Subscription
- Microsoft Visual C++ 4.2 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 4.2 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q177351
SYMPTOMS
When you open a executable resource of a 16-bit file that has been modified
and saved, the following error message displays:
<filename>
Cannot open resource
File is not in the correct format
RESOLUTION
Use the 16-bit Resource Editor, AppStudio, that shipped with Microsoft
Visual C++ version 1.52 to edit 16-bit executable and DLL files.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
Keywords: kbbug kbnoupdate kbpending KB177351