Article ID: 890892 - Last Review: April 28, 2005 - Revision: 1.2

FIX: You may receive the "Fatal error C1001 Internal complier error" error message when you compile the project in Visual C++ 6.0

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SYMPTOMS

When you use large macros in Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 and you compile the project, you may receive the following error message:
fatal error C1001: INTERNAL COMPILER ERROR

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Visual C++ 6.0. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
834001  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/834001/ ) List of bugs that are fixed in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 6

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 6.

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 6
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Learning Edition 6.0
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 5
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