BUG: Removing VC Prior to Installing VS6 SP1 Results in Failure

ID: Q195667


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 SP1 (end user)
  • Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, version 6.0


SYMPTOMS

If you have Visual C++ 6.0 installed as part of Visual Studio 6.0 and remove Visual C++ 6.0 prior to installing Visual Studio Service Pack 1, the subsequent installation of Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 1 will fail with the following error:

Because setup did not detect any Visual Studio 6.0 products on your system, the service pack will not be installed.


CAUSE

When you remove Visual C++, you also remove a value within the registry that Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 1 uses to detect if Visual Studio is installed. Visual C++ removes the registry value VSCommonDir under HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\6.0\Setup\. This value contains the full path of your Visual Studio common directory.

IMPORTANT: The registry key is noted as information. Modification of the registry is strongly not recommended.


RESOLUTION

To regenerate this registry key you need to do one of the following:

  • Reinstall Visual Studio 6.0.


  • Install another product in the Visual Studio suite (for example, Visual Basic).


  • Reinstall Visual C++ 6.0.



STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: failure setup sp1

Keywords : kbVS600SP1 kbVC600SP1
Version : WINDOWS:6.0 SP1 (end user); winnt:6.0
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbbug


Last Reviewed: April 14, 1999
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