Re: Visual C++ Upgrades

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From: Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP] (cpdaniel_remove_this_and_nospam_at_mvps.org.nospam)
Date: 02/10/04 

Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 07:18:48 -0800

Paul Daynes wrote:
> Ive been using VC++ 6.0 for some time now, but I suspect the
> libraries are out of date for applications running under Win XP and
> Win 2000.
>
> How do I upgrade this product or get latest libraries and/or include
> files ????

VC6 SP5 is the latest released service pack for this product. If you have
that, you're as up to date as you can be without upgrading to a newer
product. The supported lifespan of VC6 is about to end (later this year,
IIRC), so you should probably think about moving to a newer compiler like
VC7.1.

-cd

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