The information in this article applies to:
SYMPTOMSIf 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:
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.
RESOLUTIONTo regenerate this registry key you need to do one of the following:
STATUSMicrosoft 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 |
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