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how-to articles - Visual Studio 6.0

how-to articles - Visual Studio 6.0

HOW TO: Deploy Smart Tag DLLs by Using the Visual Studio Installer
Smart tags are a feature introduced with Microsoft Office XP that allows Office developers to link text in Office XP-based documents to external resources, or to use text in Office XP-based documents in conjunction with other custom solutions. This...
How To Install Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 5 in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000
Any time you install a Visual Studio 6.0 product, Microsoft recommends that you also install the latest service pack for Visual Studio 6.0, which is currently Service Pack 5. This article illustrates how to download and install Service Pack 5 for...
INFO: Visual J++ 6.0 Readme
The Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 1 Readme contains the following sections: Overview Installation Notes on Fixes Finding More Information

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Download details - Visual Studio 6.0

Download details - Visual Studio 6.0

FIX: Disk Defragmenter utility causes a crash in Windows XP and in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
Provides the fix for the Disk Defragmenter utility problem. Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 sometimes crash when you run the Disk Defragmenter utility.
FIX: Your COM+ application may run slowly when you create an object by using the SynchronizationAttribute attribute
Fixes a problem where a custom COM+ application runs slowly when you create an object with the SynchronizationAttribute attribute.
FIX: The Windows Common Controls Mscomctl.ocx or Comctl32.ocx may cause your application or the Visual Basic 6 IDE to unexpectedly quit, or you may receive a "Divide By Zero" error message
Fixes a problem that occurs when you reorder the columns in a ListView control that is in a Visual Basic 6.0 SP6 application in Windows XP or a later operating system. You receive a divide-by-zero error message.

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Troubleshooting - Visual Studio 6.0

Troubleshooting - Visual Studio 6.0

INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 2 Readme
The Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 2 Readme file contains the following sections: Overview. Installation. Notes on Fixes. Finding More Information.
PRB: Sharing a Centralized Database Diagram in Oracle Using the Data Tools
When trying to share a centralized database diagram within an Oracle database using different logins, users are unable to see and access the database diagram. NOTE: A strong knowledge of Oracle is recommended to understand the content of this article.
PRB: SQL Server Debugging with Visual Studio Service Pack 5 Requires a Non-System Account
With Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 5 or later, SQL Server debugging cannot be performed when the SQL Server service is set to run under the Local System account. This is true regardless of whether SQL Server is local to the computer where Visual...

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