MSVC 6 Intermittent Linker Crashing

[SMurf]

Hello,

Every now and then when I compile and link something with VC 6 I get this:-

--------------------Configuration: retrieve - Win32 Debug--------------------
Compiling...
main.c
Linking...
LINK : error : Internal error during SetupPhase
  ExceptionCode            = C0000005
  ExceptionFlags           = 00000000
  ExceptionAddress         = 00436134
  NumberParameters         = 00000002
  ExceptionInformation[ 0] = 00000000
  ExceptionInformation[ 1] = 00000018
CONTEXT:
  Eax    = 00000000  Esp    = 0012F598
  Ebx    = 400049F8  Ebp    = 3FFF3BE4
  Ecx    = 00000000  Esi    = 3FFFA6DC
  Edx    = 3587DA85  Edi    = 004BEA21
  Eip    = 00436134  EFlags = 00010202
  SegCs  = 0000001B  SegDs  = 00000023
  SegSs  = 00000023  SegEs  = 00000023
  SegFs  = 0000003B  SegGs  = 00000000
  Dr0    = 0012F598  Dr3    = 400049F8
  Dr1    = 3FFF3BE4  Dr6    = 00000000
  Dr2    = 00000000  Dr7    = 00000000
Error executing link.exe.
Tool execution canceled by user.

Has anyone else come across this? I think I've got the most recent service pack installed but I can't see how I can check.

[vart]

...to determine your current service pack level, you need to look up a registry value.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio \6.0\ServicePacks

View the REG_DWORD latest value. The data value equals the service pack version.

Here's the KB article about it.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;316915