How to Obtain Visual C++ 2.0 Run-Time Library Source Code

Last reviewed: March 12, 1997
Article ID: Q123464

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The information in this article applies to:

   The C Run-time (CRT) included with
     - Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Edition, version 2.0
       on the following platform: x86

The source code for the C/C++ run-time library for Visual C++ version 2.0 is available to customers for informational and debugging purposes in a self-extracting file named VC20CTRL.EXE. This release is for the x86 platform only.

IMPORTANT: How to Extract the Source Code from VC20CTRL.EXE

Once you obtain VC20CRTL.EXE, run it using the -D option to extract the source code and set up the correct directory structure:

   VC20CRTL.EXE -D

You need to use the -D option because VC20CRTL.EXE contains several hundred files. The -D option sets up the directory structure for the sources. If you do not use the -D option, you will run into problems attempting to build libraries from the source.

You need approximately four megabytes of disk space to hold VC20CRTL.EXE and all the files it contains. You'll need over 20 megabytes of disk space to rebuild the run-time libraries from the source code. For more details on building the sources, as well as other notes, please refer to the README.TXT file included with the release.

How to Obtain VC20CTRL.EXE

Download VC20CRTL.EXE, a self-extracting file, from the Microsoft Software Library (MSL) on the following services:

Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)

      Dial (206) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
      Download VC20CRTL.EXE (size: 985444 bytes)

Internet (anonymous FTP)

ftp ftp.microsoft.com Change to the SOFTLIB\MSLFILES directory Get VC20CRTL.EXE (size: 985444 bytes)

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Last reviewed: March 12, 1997
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