Thread: Visual C++ 6.0 on WinXP?

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    Visual C++ 6.0 on WinXP?

    I just upgraded to WindowsXP pro recently, and I was curious, if my copy of Visual C++ 6 standard will work on Winxp pro with no problems? Thanks

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    mine did. I would think you'll be fine.
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    Thanks.. I installed it, and everything seems to be working fine.
    Hey, should I let it install those NT Symbols it was telling me about? Or will that mess somthing up.. It said the debugger might not read the code right or somthing.

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    errr.... don't remember. Wasn't that something about command line compiling? I don't do any of that with Visual studios. Just gcc.
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    You can install these symbols - they will not do anything to your system. But the versions on the VC++ 6 CD are outdated for the WinXP standard libraries, so I skipped them for my installation. But debugging will not go well so. I think somewhere you can download up-to-date versions but I did'n look for until now.

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    I ran 6 under XP for a year before upgrading to 2003.NET. upgrade the libraries, but that is the same advice on other OS's as well.
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