FIX: Error Message When You Install the Visual C++ Processor Pack

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This article was previously published under Q260131

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SYMPTOMS

When you install the Microsoft Visual C++ Processor Pack, you may receive an error message that Setup is "unable to enable the VC 6.0 Processor Pack installation." A bitmap appears and a second error message states that Service Pack 4 is not installed.

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RESOLUTION

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 5.

For additional information about Visual Studio service packs, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

194022 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/194022/EN-US/ ) INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

194295 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/194295/EN-US/ ) HOWTO: Tell That a Visual Studio Service Pack Is Installed

To download the latest Visual Studio service pack, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/Aa718353.aspx (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/Aa718353.aspx)

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This bug was corrected in the latest service pack for Visual Studio 6.0.

To download service pack 5, see the Visual Studio Product Updates page on the following Microsoft Web site at:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/Aa718353.aspx (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/Aa718353.aspx)

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