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HOW TO: Build Applications with the Visual Studio IDE and Maintain the Same Code Base for Both 32-Bit and 64-Bit Development by Using Two Different Build Configurations
This step-by-step article describes how to use the Microsoft Visual Studio IDE to build 64-bit applications while you maintain the same code base for both 32-bit and 64-bit development. To maintain the same code base, you use two different build...
How To Test Visual Studio 6.0 Products Using the "Hello World" Method
This article shows how to create a "Hello World" application to test whether individual Visual Studio 6.0 product are correctly installed. The successful running of a "Hello World" application does not test for or guarantee full functionality of...
Only open projects that are from trusted sources
Explains that software development tools can include code that executes when you open the project. Recommends that you only open development projects from trusted sources.

FIX: VSS integration slow updating source code control status
When you use Visual SourceSafe integration with Visual C++, you may experience significant performance loss under the following conditions: Two or more users execute a source control operation that results in refreshing the file status at the same...
FIX: Unloading Form from Control Array Event Causes Application Error
You have a Visual Basic project that has a form with control array. You unload the form inside of control array's event handler and when the form unloads, you set the form to be Nothing . The project works fine with Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack...
FIX: "Cannot Save File" Error Message in the Visual C++ IDE
When you try to save a file in the Microsoft Visual C++ IDE, you may receive the following error message: If you do not try to save the file again, you may also notice that your original source file has been deleted.

FIX: Error message "Cannot find installable ISAM" after installing localized versions of Visual Basic 6.0 Service Pack 4 and Service Pack 5
Discusses fixing the "Cannot find installable ISAM" error when using an Access 2000 database with a localized application and an intrinsic data control.
PRB: Installing Compaq Visual Fortran Changes the Visual Studio Help
Installing Compaq Visual Fortran changes the default Help file of Visual Studio. After installing Compaq Visual Fortran, using the Help menu in Visual Basic/Visual C++ or pressing F1 will bring up Help for Visual Fortran.
PRB: Error Occurs When Starting Visual InterDev, Visual J++ or Visual C++
You can install or reinstall Visual InterDev, Visual J++, or Visual C++ without error. However, when you start any of these Visual Studio products: One of the following error messages appears: Devenv.exe Application Error - "memory could not be...

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