FoxPro Files Available on Microsoft Download Service

 Last reviewed: October 18, 1996
Article ID: Q105115
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 5.0
  • Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5x, 2.6x
  • Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.5x, 2.6x
  • Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, versions 2.5x, 2.6a
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Macintosh, version 3.0b

A number of files concerning FoxPro are available for downloading from the Microsoft Download Service (MSDL), a bulletin board service (BBS) that can be reached at (206) 936-6735. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The highest download speed available is 14,400 bits per second (bps).

There is no connect-time charge for using this service. However, standard connect-time fees and long-distance telephone charges, if any, do apply during downloading.

The FoxPro files on the MSDL include Application Notes (which contain printer drivers, patches, or supplemental documentation), FastTips common question and answer (Q&A) scripts, and files for upgrading FoxPro version 2.6 for MS-DOS and Windows and the FoxPro version 2.6 Distribution Kit and Connectivity Kit to version 2.6a.

For more information about using the MSDL, either call (800) 936-4300 and follow the prompts, or see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q85774
   TITLE     : Instructions for Using the Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)
For more information specifically about downloading FoxPro files from the MSDL, query on the following words: 

  msdl and download and foxpro and xmodem

Additional reference words: 5.00 VFoxMac 3.00b VFoxWin 3.00 FoxMac FoxDos
FoxWin 2.00 2.50 2.50a files patch dk DSKBGuide update2.60a
KBCategory: kbref
KBSubcategory: FxtoolCk

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Last reviewed: October 18, 1996
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