BUG: Visual Studio SP3 Readme.htm File Points to Wrong Location for Updates

• Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 SP3
  on the following platforms: x86
• Microsoft Visual J++, version 6.0
  on the following platforms: x86
• Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, version 6.0
  on the following platforms: x86
• Microsoft Data Access Components versions 2.1, 2.1 SP1
• Microsoft Windows 2000, version beta 3
• Windows 2000

SYMPTOMS

The Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3 Readme refers to updates that were not included in the service pack. The Readme.htm file incorrectly states that customers can go to the Visual Studio Home Page to obtain these updates.

RESOLUTION

The site that will include the most up-to-date information is the Visual Studio Support Highlights page.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

The following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base provide information on where to obtain several updates that were not available in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3.

Q234209 BUG: Visual J++ Debugging Fails with Windows 2000 Beta 3

Q231437 Access Violation in Visual C++ After a Few Minutes

Q230131 BUG: Access ODBC Keyset Cursor Becomes Corrupt After a Delete

REFERENCES

In addition, the following update is available and was not mentioned in the readme:

Q234526 PRB: Visual SourceSafe 6.0 SP3 Netsetup Installation Problem

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbDebug kbWinOS2000 kbWinOS2000bug kbVC600 kbVJ600 kbVS600 kbVS600bug
Version : WINDOWS:2.1,2.1 SP1,6.0,6.0 SP3,beta 3; winnt:6.0; :
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbbug