Visual C++ / Windows 98

I went out yesterday and bought Visual C++, thinking for sure that my P4, 1.6 gig, 256 RAM computer could handle it.....

i sat down at my computer and put the first CD in. after a few seconds to read the CD, my computer comes up with the message

Could not find the file:

and no files are listed. so needless to say i became frustrated. i started looking around online for other things i might need. i finally decided to read the system requirements, thinking it might list something that i didnt have on my computer

Windows NT/2000/XP

suddenly, with the thought that i had just spent $100 on a program that i will never be able to run on my computer without buying a new OS (and its a work computer, i probably wont be able to upgrade without a hassle), i became very depressed.

how can i solve this problem and still have these outcomes:

> I have Visual C++ on my computer
> I dont have to spend much, if any, money
> I have this problem solved by at least tomorrow
> No one I know is found strangled by the end of the day

i am using windows 98, btw

uh oh..... i think i made a mistake

i bought visual C++. net

what is the difference between that and visual C++ 6??

>>> what is the difference between that and visual C++ 6??

Well...

>>> Windows NT/2000/XP

Probably for one.

(VC++ 6.0 runs fine on 95/98/NT/2000 - I have had it at some time or another, on all of those).

i looked all over town for 2 days for visual C++... i didnt find VC++.net until the second day. where can i find visual C++ 6, and how much will it cost?

well i can tell you what not to do ....
whatever you do, dont try and download it somewhere like morpheus and use it for learning purposes

;)

Lol, thats just like this thing I read about during the prohibition, it was a grape concentrate in a cube form that read on the side, "Do not put this in 5 gallons of water with yeast and absolutely do not then let it sit in a dark place or fermentation will occur." It basically means if you dont follow the instructions exactly, you will make wine..... awsome marketing!