DOCUMENT:Q189834 07-MAY-2001 [vbwin] TITLE :INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Does Not Install on Windows NT 3.51 PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows PROD/VER:WINDOWS:6.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbVBp kbVBp600 kbVC600 kbvfp600 kbVS600 kbGrpDSVB kbDSupport ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows, version 6.0 - Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 6.0 - Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 6.0 - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 6.0 - Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition, version 6.0 - Microsoft Visual J++, version 6.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= Attempting to install Visual Studio 6.0 on Windows NT 3.51 causes the following error: The Installation Wizard only runs on Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 or newer operating systems. Some of the Server Applications can be installed on a Windows NT 3.51 system. See the Readme topic "Running Server setups on Windows NT 3.51" for more information. MORE INFORMATION ================ Visual Studio 6.0 requires a 32-bit version of Internet Explorer in order to run. There are no 32-bit versions of Internet Explorer available for Windows NT 3.51. Visual Studio 6.0 will not install on Windows NT 3.51. This includes each of the developer tools in Visual Studio as well: Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Microsoft Visual J++ 6.0 Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0 Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 Some of the Server components of Visual Studio 6.0 will install on Windows NT 3.51. These include the following components: SQL Server 6.5 (DEV Edition) SQL Server Debugging Service REFERENCES ========== Please see the documentation for the above components for more information. Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : kbVBp kbVBp600 kbVC600 kbvfp600 kbVS600 kbGrpDSVB kbDSupport Technology : kbVCsearch kbVJsearch kbVFPsearch kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB600Search kbVB600 kbVC600 kbVC32bitSearch kbVFP600 kbVJ600 Version : WINDOWS:6.0 Issue type : kbinfo ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.