INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

ID: Q194022

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SUMMARY

This article provides information about the contents of the Visual Studio 6.0 service packs and where to obtain them. This information is also available from the Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack Web site at:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/sp/default.asp


MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft releases service packs to provide bug fixes and address other issues that customers have discovered since the product's release. This service pack was created for the Visual Studio family of tools.

The Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs affect the Professional and Enterprise Editions of the following products:

The Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs cover all English versions of these products, as well as all localized versions. This Service Pack detects the files you have installed on your system and installs the appropriate fixes.

Localized versions include:

What Does This Service Pack Fix?

Service Pack 3 contains all of the updates and fixes contained in Service Packs 1 and 2. See the readme for Service Pack 2 for a description of what was fixed in Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2:

Q214591 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 2 Readme

Service Pack 3 addresses known issues with the Visual Studio 6.0 development system. These fixes include: In addition, this Service Pack also provides the source files and debug versions of the Microsoft Visual C++ run-time components for developers using Visual C++.

The full description of the fixed bugs and all changed files is in the readme. Please see the REFERENCES section below for the list of articles.

Where Do I Get the Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3?

The Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3 is being offered from Microsoft free of charge in the United States and Canada (Outside of North America, please contact your local subsidiary for region-specific information and ordering information). There will be no additional cost for shipping and handling.

The service pack can also be downloaded. See the download instructions below.

NOTE: MSDN Universal customers will automatically receive this service pack in the next quarterly release, in July 1999.

Alternatively, customers can order the product by phone or mail:

There are two different CDs being shipped. One contains the French, German, Italian, Spanish, and English versions of the Service Pack, and the other contains the Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and English versions of the Service Pack. Yes, the English version of the Service Pack is included in both CD types.

While there are only two different types of CD contents, the labeling and other text on the outside of the CD has been translated into four languages. The following are the part numbers for the Service Pack CD choices. When ordering, please specify one of these: Call (800) 370-9257 - US and Canada
Fax  (716) 873-0906 - US
Fax  (905) 374-3855 - Canada

By mail in the United States:

Microsoft Visual Studio 6.00 Service Pack 3
PO Box 1096
Buffalo, NY 14240-1096

By mail in Canada:

Microsoft Visual Studio 6.00 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Canada Order Centre PO Box 643
Fort Erie, ON L2A 6M1

Ordering in Europe, Africa, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East:

MSDN Information Centre
P.O. Box 5576
Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Ireland
Phone: +353-1-708 8690
Fax: +353-1-708 8666

In North America and Canada, the Service Pack will be delivered within four to six weeks.

IMPORTANT: Outside of the regions listed above, customers must contact their local subsidiary for ordering information.  

Where Can I Download Visual Studio 6.00 Service Pack 3?

  You can also download this service pack from the following site:

  http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/sp/default.asp

Because the Web version of the Service Pack is 117Mb, we recommend ordering the CD-ROM version.  

How Can I Uninstall the Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs?

There is no automated uninstall for the Visual Studio 6.0 service packs. To uninstall Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack updates to the developer tools on your system, follow these steps:  
  1. Uninstall the developer tools (Visual C++, Visual Basic, etc.).


  2. Delete any remaining Microsoft developer tools product files.

    NOTE: Do not delete any files or programs you have created.


  3. Reinstall the developer tools.


NOTE: Any system files updated by products in Visual Studio 6.0 or updated by Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3 will not be restored to the original versions.  

How can I tell if the Visual Studio 6.0 service pack is installed?

The Help About box for developer tools does not indicate what updates have been made since the initial release of the product in 1998.

After a service pack has been applied to a developer tool, the only indication that the service pack has been applied is in the version information embedded in file properties for the binary files that were updated.

For additional information about the Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q194295 HOWTO: Tell That a Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack is Installed


REFERENCES

To find all of the bugs that are fixed in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3 for your product, query on the following keyword in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

kbVS600SP3

Service packs are cumulative. All fixes included in Service Pack 1 are also in subsequent service packs. Therefore, all of the fixes will be found if you search on:

kbVS600SP3.

To find those bugs that were fixed in Service Pack 3 and not in Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2, search on the following:

kbVS600SP3 and not kbVS600SP2

The full texts of the readmes that come with the various service packs are available in the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q193009 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 1 Readme

Q214591 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 2 Readme

Q230722 Visual Studio 6.0 SP3 Readme Part 1 - Overview and Installation

Q230724 Visual Studio 6.0 SP3 Readme Part 2 - Visual Studio

Q230726 Visual Studio 6.0 SP3 Readme Part 3 - Visual Basic

Q230727 Visual Studio 6.0 SP3 Readme Part 4 - Visual C++

Q230729 Visual Studio 6.0 SP3 Readme Part 5 - Visual FoxPro

Q230730 Visual Studio 6.0 SP3 Readme Part 6 - Visual InterDev

Q230731 Visual Studio 6.0 SP3 Readme Part 7 - Visual J++

Q230732 Visual Studio 6.0 SP3 Readme Part 8 - Visual SourceSafe

Q230733 Visual Studio 6.0 SP3 Readme Part 9 - File Versions

If you are looking for information on Visual Studio 97 Service Packs, please see the following article in the Knowledge Base:

Q170365 INFO: Visual Studio 97 Service Packs - What, Where, and Why

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Version           : WINDOWS:6.0 SP3
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Last Reviewed: July 7, 1999