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Is there anyone uses VS6 on Windows2000 Pro?Hi,
I'm asking this because after installing Visual Studio 6 with saying "yes to all" to "overwrite existing files", made my Windows 2000 cannot be started and crashed. Is there anyone who uses Visual Studio or Basic 6 on W2k machine with no problem and "overwriting files" is a problem and why? "kimiraikkonen" <kimiraikkone***@gmail.com> wrote in message Visual Studio 6 (VB6, VC++6, ...) installs and runs very well on Win2k. Onenews:1178790066.121554.183370@q75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com... > Hi, > I'm asking this because after installing Visual Studio 6 with saying > "yes to all" to "overwrite existing files", made my Windows 2000 > cannot be started and crashed. > > Is there anyone who uses Visual Studio or Basic 6 on W2k machine with > no problem and "overwriting files" is a problem and why? > of the reasons I am hanging on to my Win2k box inspite of all the jeers around me. <g> Selecting a blanket "yes to all" is always dangerous on a system that has been in use for some time, as you have likely have installed other 'newer' applications and components. If you can, boot into SafeMode and uninstall VS6 and see if that helps. Once you can boot into Windows, thoroughly clean and repair the system, registry, etc. When you have a stable system install VS6 but this time don't replace any existing components until you install SP6. At that time only replace components if 'newer'. hth -ralph Ralph said....
> I second that. I've used VB6 on Win2K Pro for years with no problems. > "kimiraikkonen" <kimiraikkone***@gmail.com> wrote in message > [snip] > > Visual Studio 6 (VB6, VC++6, ...) installs and runs very well on Win2k. One > of the reasons I am hanging on to my Win2k box inspite of all the jeers > around me. <g> Well..... none that weren't self-inflicted <g> -- Dale Beckett
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"Dale" <d***@NOT.com> wrote in message Someone in the group once announced Windows 2000 Pro as the zenith of MS'snews:MPG.20acf99fe7df1acd9896f7@news.microsoft.com... > Ralph said.... > > > > "kimiraikkonen" <kimiraikkone***@gmail.com> wrote in message > > [snip] > > > > Visual Studio 6 (VB6, VC++6, ...) installs and runs very well on Win2k. One > > of the reasons I am hanging on to my Win2k box inspite of all the jeers > > around me. <g> > > I second that. I've used VB6 on Win2K Pro for years with no problems. > Well..... none that weren't self-inflicted <g> > Operating Systems and it has since been a downhill slide. At the time I felt that was a bit severe. I no longer feel that that statement is without merit. <g> -ralph Ralph <nt_consultin***@yahoo.com> wrote:
Show quoteHide quote > "Dale" <d***@NOT.com> wrote in message Mighta been me. I've said that for years. XP is a disaster, but I'm sad to report > news:MPG.20acf99fe7df1acd9896f7@news.microsoft.com... >> Ralph said.... >>> >>> "kimiraikkonen" <kimiraikkone***@gmail.com> wrote in message >>> [snip] >>> >>> Visual Studio 6 (VB6, VC++6, ...) installs and runs very well on Win2k. One >>> of the reasons I am hanging on to my Win2k box inspite of all the jeers >>> around me. <g> >> >> I second that. I've used VB6 on Win2K Pro for years with no problems. >> Well..... none that weren't self-inflicted <g> > > Someone in the group once announced Windows 2000 Pro as the zenith of MS's > Operating Systems and it has since been a downhill slide. At the time I felt > that was a bit severe. > > I no longer feel that that statement is without merit. <g> that I finally did give in. Probably prematurely. I wanted the ability to use Terminal Services, and that just wasn't an option on 2K. Premature? Yeah, two weeks later someone pointed me to UltraVNC. <sigh> Karl E. Peterson said....
Show quoteHide quote > Ralph <nt_consultin***@yahoo.com> wrote: I too only recently "upgraded" to XP from Win2K. After having used it for > > "Dale" <d***@NOT.com> wrote in message > > news:MPG.20acf99fe7df1acd9896f7@news.microsoft.com... > >> Ralph said.... > >>> > >>> "kimiraikkonen" <kimiraikkone***@gmail.com> wrote in message > >>> [snip] > >>> > >>> Visual Studio 6 (VB6, VC++6, ...) installs and runs very well on Win2k. One > >>> of the reasons I am hanging on to my Win2k box inspite of all the jeers > >>> around me. <g> > >> > >> I second that. I've used VB6 on Win2K Pro for years with no problems. > >> Well..... none that weren't self-inflicted <g> > > > > Someone in the group once announced Windows 2000 Pro as the zenith of MS's > > Operating Systems and it has since been a downhill slide. At the time I felt > > that was a bit severe. > > > > I no longer feel that that statement is without merit. <g> > > Mighta been me. I've said that for years. XP is a disaster, but I'm sad to report > that I finally did give in. Probably prematurely. I wanted the ability to use > Terminal Services, and that just wasn't an option on 2K. Premature? Yeah, two > weeks later someone pointed me to UltraVNC. <sigh> > a couple of months now, I find myself asking, "Why did I do that?" -- Dale Beckett Dale <d***@NOT.com> wrote:
> Karl E. Peterson said.... I hear ya. Everyday, I have my regrets. I mean, there's some stuff I kinda like, >> Mighta been me. I've said that for years. XP is a disaster, but I'm sad to >> report that I finally did give in. Probably prematurely. I wanted the ability >> to use Terminal Services, and that just wasn't an option on 2K. Premature? >> Yeah, two weeks later someone pointed me to UltraVNC. <sigh> > > I too only recently "upgraded" to XP from Win2K. After having used it for > a couple of months now, I find myself asking, "Why did I do that?" but the instability has never made up for that. Haven't found anything I can really say is a true "must have!" either. <sigh> Karl E. Peterson wrote:
> Dale <d***@NOT.com> wrote: I only let XP into my life because it came preinstalled on this notebook.>> Karl E. Peterson said.... >>> Mighta been me. I've said that for years. XP is a disaster, but I'm sad to >>> report that I finally did give in. Probably prematurely. I wanted the ability >>> to use Terminal Services, and that just wasn't an option on 2K. Premature? >>> Yeah, two weeks later someone pointed me to UltraVNC. <sigh> >> I too only recently "upgraded" to XP from Win2K. After having used it for >> a couple of months now, I find myself asking, "Why did I do that?" > > I hear ya. Everyday, I have my regrets. I mean, there's some stuff I kinda like, > but the instability has never made up for that. Haven't found anything I can really > say is a true "must have!" either. <sigh> Now that I have spent a few years using it, I find the in-practice drawbacks few, though I still worry about some of the self-destruct code which I know exists deep inside. Anyway, I just bought another box too new to bother overwriting with W2K unless a problem arises, so now there's two here with XP. Along with two running W2k, one 98SE and one 95b - on IBM hardware so reliable it's been running practically 24/7 for nearly eleven years. I have other disks for it on slide-out trays with NT4 and W2K but almost never bother booting those. I would say that the change from W2K to XP is neither as harmful nor quite as useless as going from 98SE to ME. Bob -- Bob O`Bob <filter***@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Show quoteHide quote > Karl E. Peterson wrote: I skipped ME entirely, so I can't say about that. Sure heard lots of trouble >> Dale <d***@NOT.com> wrote: >>> Karl E. Peterson said.... >>>> Mighta been me. I've said that for years. XP is a disaster, but I'm sad to >>>> report that I finally did give in. Probably prematurely. I wanted the ability >>>> to use Terminal Services, and that just wasn't an option on 2K. Premature? >>>> Yeah, two weeks later someone pointed me to UltraVNC. <sigh> >>> I too only recently "upgraded" to XP from Win2K. After having used it for >>> a couple of months now, I find myself asking, "Why did I do that?" >> >> I hear ya. Everyday, I have my regrets. I mean, there's some stuff I kinda >> like, but the instability has never made up for that. Haven't found anything I >> can really say is a true "must have!" either. <sigh> > > I only let XP into my life because it came preinstalled on this notebook. > > Now that I have spent a few years using it, I find the in-practice drawbacks > few, though I still worry about some of the self-destruct code which I know > exists deep inside. > > Anyway, I just bought another box too new to bother overwriting with W2K > unless a problem arises, so now there's two here with XP. Along with two > running W2k, one 98SE and one 95b - on IBM hardware so reliable it's been > running practically 24/7 for nearly eleven years. I have other disks for it > on slide-out trays with NT4 and W2K but almost never bother booting those. > > I would say that the change from W2K to XP is neither as harmful nor quite > as useless as going from 98SE to ME. stories, though. To me, XP just isn't anywhere near as stable as 2K. I find I'm "rebooting to restore order" far more often. But, I've only been running it for five months, so... "Karl E. Peterson" <k***@mvps.org> wrote in message Really? I have been running XP four years now, it seems very stable to me. Mine news:e5IlxSykHHA.4624@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Dale <d***@NOT.com> wrote: >> Karl E. Peterson said.... > > I hear ya. Everyday, I have my regrets. I mean, there's some stuff I kinda > like, but the instability has never made up for that. Haven't found anything > I can really say is a true "must have!" either. <sigh> > -- runs 24/7 for weeks at a time; I only have to reboot after security updates. No glitches, no pops, VB6 + VS 2003 + Office 97 + Office 2003 + Oracle Client + VPN. At work I have both a Win2K and a Win XP box, both work fine there too, though actually the XP box seems a little more reliable and quicker, even though it is running a dev install of Oracle server and IIS, along with all the regular stuff. Where's the beef?
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On May 13, 9:23 am, "Steve Gerrard" <mynameh***@comcast.net> wrote: For the purpose of using VS6 with W2k+SP4, i understood prompting> "Karl E. Peterson" <k***@mvps.org> wrote in messagenews:e5IlxSykHHA.4***@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > > Dale <d***@NOT.com> wrote: > >> Karl E. Peterson said.... > > > I hear ya. Everyday, I have my regrets. I mean, there's some stuff I kinda > > like, but the instability has never made up for that. Haven't found anything > > I can really say is a true "must have!" either. <sigh> > > -- > > Really? I have been running XP four years now, it seems very stable to me. Mine > runs 24/7 for weeks at a time; I only have to reboot after security updates. No > glitches, no pops, VB6 + VS 2003 + Office 97 + Office 2003 + Oracle Client + > VPN. At work I have both a Win2K and a Win XP box, both work fine there too, > though actually the XP box seems a little more reliable and quicker, even though > it is running a dev install of Oracle server and IIS, along with all the regular > stuff. Where's the beef? "overwrite existing system files" makes a disaster. Installation should continue after reboot if your W2k is working! But did not work. So, is there special installation method for installing VS6 upon W2k +sp4 or double-click install method is enough for VS6 also? But just for Visual Studio. Also, i wonder, SP6 is not better than SP5 as i investigated. What are the results with SP5 when compared with SP6? (VB6) Thanks. Steve Gerrard <mynameh***@comcast.net> wrote:
Show quoteHide quote > "Karl E. Peterson" <k***@mvps.org> wrote ... I only moved full-time to XP five months ago, though I've run it on a few machines >> Dale <d***@NOT.com> wrote: >>> Karl E. Peterson said.... >> I hear ya. Everyday, I have my regrets. I mean, there's some stuff I kinda >> like, but the instability has never made up for that. Haven't found anything >> I can really say is a true "must have!" either. <sigh> > > Really? I have been running XP four years now, it seems very stable to me. Mine > runs 24/7 for weeks at a time; I only have to reboot after security updates. No > glitches, no pops, VB6 + VS 2003 + Office 97 + Office 2003 + Oracle Client + > VPN. At work I have both a Win2K and a Win XP box, both work fine there too, > though actually the XP box seems a little more reliable and quicker, even though > it is running a dev install of Oracle server and IIS, along with all the regular > stuff. Where's the beef? for several years as well. To me -- and this is a side-by-side observation remember, not a vague recollection of better times past! -- to me, XP is nowhere near as stable as 2K. It just warps out on me far too often. For example, I have one machine where "all of a sudden" I'll notice that the folders under My Computer in Explorer are duplicated several (or even dozens!) of times. Just seems the OS is far more easily discombobulated. "Karl E. Peterson" <k***@mvps.org> wrote in message Yikes! Glad it hasn't happened to me, that would certainly change my view of XP. news:uimc9jmlHHA.1820@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > I only moved full-time to XP five months ago, though I've run it on a few > machines for several years as well. To me -- and this is a side-by-side > observation remember, not a vague recollection of better times past! -- to me, > XP is nowhere near as stable as 2K. It just warps out on me far too often. > For example, I have one machine where "all of a sudden" I'll notice that the > folders under My Computer in Explorer are duplicated several (or even dozens!) > of times. Just seems the OS is far more easily discombobulated. > -- I should say that I have turned off all sorts of things in XP, such as sliding menus, file indexing, etc. I also have TuneUp Utilities, which provides lots of extra options that are in XP but not readily exposed other than as registry entries, and have turned off more stuff using that. By the sound of it, Vista will be XP times ten, it will take me a week just to shut off all the silly stuff, if or when that day comes.
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"Karl E. Peterson" <k***@mvps.org> wrote in message " ... that I finally did give in."news:e010L7xkHHA.3704@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Ralph <nt_consultin***@yahoo.com> wrote: > > "Dale" <d***@NOT.com> wrote in message > > news:MPG.20acf99fe7df1acd9896f7@news.microsoft.com... > >> Ralph said.... > >>> > >>> "kimiraikkonen" <kimiraikkone***@gmail.com> wrote in message > >>> [snip] > >>> > >>> Visual Studio 6 (VB6, VC++6, ...) installs and runs very well on Win2k. One > >>> of the reasons I am hanging on to my Win2k box inspite of all the jeers > >>> around me. <g> > >> > >> I second that. I've used VB6 on Win2K Pro for years with no problems. > >> Well..... none that weren't self-inflicted <g> > > > > Someone in the group once announced Windows 2000 Pro as the zenith of MS's > > Operating Systems and it has since been a downhill slide. At the time I felt > > that was a bit severe. > > > > I no longer feel that that statement is without merit. <g> > > Mighta been me. I've said that for years. XP is a disaster, but I'm sad to report > that I finally did give in. Probably prematurely. I wanted the ability to use > Terminal Services, and that just wasn't an option on 2K. Premature? Yeah, two > weeks later someone pointed me to UltraVNC. <sigh> > I'm probably not that far behind you, with all my big talk. Sadly the fact that one needs to 'eat what they cook' is forcing me into Vista for daily use. I am spending far too much time trying to figure out why something that works just fine in Win2k - blows up on Vista. Also my coworkers/clients are getting very tired of me ending their questions with "... that's strange, it works just fine on my PC." <g> -ralphRalph <nt_consultin***@yahoo.com> wrote:
Show quoteHide quote >>> Someone in the group once announced Windows 2000 Pro as the zenith of MS's Best advice I can offer: "Become one with VirtualPC." I don't even know whether >>> Operating Systems and it has since been a downhill slide. At the time I felt >>> that was a bit severe. >>> >>> I no longer feel that that statement is without merit. <g> >> >> Mighta been me. I've said that for years. XP is a disaster, but I'm sad to >> report that I finally did give in. Probably prematurely. I wanted the ability >> to use Terminal Services, and that just wasn't an option on 2K. Premature? >> Yeah, two weeks later someone pointed me to UltraVNC. <sigh> > > " ... that I finally did give in." > > I'm probably not that far behind you, with all my big talk. Sadly the fact > that one needs to 'eat what they cook' is forcing me into Vista for daily > use. I am spending far too much time trying to figure out why something that > works just fine in Win2k - blows up on Vista. > > Also my coworkers/clients are getting very tired of me ending their > questions with "... that's strange, it works just fine on my PC." <g> VPC07 will run on W2k, but if it does that's certainly a great option. Wish it'd been available, as well, before I flattened/rebuilt this system last December. Others had been telling me to give it a whirl ever since the 04 version, but I figured I had an XP system to test with so why bother? Well, I don't foresee having a dedicated Vista system anytime soon, but I've totally sidestepped that need for the foreseeable future as well!
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"Ralph" <nt_consultin***@yahoo.com> skrev i meddelandet Join me in on that one. I've been on W2k since there was light, and I willnews:tMudncl9Jo0R2d7bnZ2dnUVZ_rSjnZ2d@arkansas.net... > > "Dale" <d***@NOT.com> wrote in message > news:MPG.20acf99fe7df1acd9896f7@news.microsoft.com... > > Ralph said.... > > > > > > "kimiraikkonen" <kimiraikkone***@gmail.com> wrote in message > > > [snip] > > > > > > Visual Studio 6 (VB6, VC++6, ...) installs and runs very well on Win2k. > One > > > of the reasons I am hanging on to my Win2k box inspite of all the jeers > > > around me. <g> > > > > I second that. I've used VB6 on Win2K Pro for years with no problems. > > Well..... none that weren't self-inflicted <g> > > > > Someone in the group once announced Windows 2000 Pro as the zenith of MS's > Operating Systems and it has since been a downhill slide. At the time I felt > that was a bit severe. > > I no longer feel that that statement is without merit. <g> > > -ralph > > continue until the end. If it aint broke, don't fix it. :) Ok, I admit I have a multiboot computer, with Xp lurking in the back. Used for testing apps, and getting SP's and bugfixes. /Henning
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On May 10, 9:32 pm, "Henning" <computer_h***@coldmail.com> wrote: The topic is a bit messed up with replies, but more info abour> "Ralph" <nt_consultin***@yahoo.com> skrev i meddelandetnews:tMudncl9Jo0R2d7bnZ2dnUVZ_rSjn***@arkansas.net... > > > > > > > "Dale" <d***@NOT.com> wrote in message > >news:MPG.20acf99fe7df1acd9896f7@news.microsoft.com... > > > Ralph said.... > > > > > "kimiraikkonen" <kimiraikkone***@gmail.com> wrote in message > > > > [snip] > > > > > Visual Studio 6 (VB6, VC++6, ...) installs and runs very well on > Win2k. > > One > > > > of the reasons I am hanging on to my Win2k box inspite of all the > jeers > > > > around me. <g> > > > > I second that. I've used VB6 on Win2K Pro for years with no problems. > > > Well..... none that weren't self-inflicted <g> > > > Someone in the group once announced Windows 2000 Pro as the zenith of MS's > > Operating Systems and it has since been a downhill slide. At the time I > felt > > that was a bit severe. > > > I no longer feel that that statement is without merit. <g> > > > -ralph > > Join me in on that one. I've been on W2k since there was light, and I will > continue until the end. If it aint broke, don't fix it. :) > > Ok, I admit I have a multiboot computer, with Xp lurking in the back. Used > for testing apps, and getting SP's and bugfixes. > > /Henning- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - problem: Launching with safe mode or "repair" function on W2k's recovery CD does NOT help. I see "starting Windows" screen for plenty of minutes then it jumps to "preparing network connections" with same amount of time, then at login screen i'm given an error message which is the same of this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/244671 The system cannot log you on now because the domain is not available However, workaround of this article was too annoying and long to apply, so i re-installed W2k onto my existing w2k for now. But after that i'm not sure i can install VS6 with no problem again even i prompt "do NOT overwrite existing system files".... Also "last good know config" did not help, as you know, "system restore" of XP does not exist on W2k, so any simple and "SAFE" advice will be appreciated. Thanks all...
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"kimiraikkonen" <kimiraikkone***@gmail.com> wrote in message If you have a properly installed and configured Win2k box, you will be ablenews:1178869345.112211.321370@n59g2000hsh.googlegroups.com... > > <snipped> > > The topic is a bit messed up with replies, but more info abour > problem: Launching with safe mode or "repair" function on W2k's > recovery CD does NOT help. > > I see "starting Windows" screen for plenty of minutes then it jumps to > "preparing network connections" with same amount of time, then at > login screen i'm given an error message which is the same of this: > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/244671 > The system cannot log you on now because the domain is not available > > However, workaround of this article was too annoying and long to > apply, so i re-installed W2k onto my existing w2k for now. > But after that i'm not sure i can install VS6 with no problem again > even i prompt "do NOT overwrite existing system files".... > > Also "last good know config" did not help, as you know, "system > restore" of XP does not exist on W2k, so any simple and "SAFE" advice > will be appreciated. > > Thanks all... > to install VS6/VB6 without a problem. If you are still having trouble, there is something else wrong. Are you using the original VS6 CD/s? Is there something peculiar about this system? Do you have administrative permissions on that box? There are many 3rd party utilities that often multiple configurations
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On May 11, 2:35 pm, "Ralph" <nt_consultin***@yahoo.com> wrote: Hi,> "kimiraikkonen" <kimiraikkone***@gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:1178869345.112211.321370@n59g2000hsh.googlegroups.com... > > > > > > > > <snipped> > > > The topic is a bit messed up with replies, but more info abour > > problem: Launching with safe mode or "repair" function on W2k's > > recovery CD does NOT help. > > > I see "starting Windows" screen for plenty of minutes then it jumps to > > "preparing network connections" with same amount of time, then at > > login screen i'm given an error message which is the same of this: > >http://support.microsoft.com/kb/244671 > > The system cannot log you on now because the domain is not available > > > However, workaround of this article was too annoying and long to > > apply, so i re-installed W2k onto my existing w2k for now. > > But after that i'm not sure i can install VS6 with no problem again > > even i prompt "do NOT overwrite existing system files".... > > > Also "last good know config" did not help, as you know, "system > > restore" of XP does not exist on W2k, so any simple and "SAFE" advice > > will be appreciated. > > > Thanks all... > > If you have a properly installed and configured Win2k box, you will be able > to install VS6/VB6 without a problem. If you are still having trouble, there > is something else wrong. > > Are you using the original VS6 CD/s? > Is there something peculiar about this system? > Do you have administrative permissions on that box? > > There are many 3rd party utilities that often multiple configurations- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Can you tell more about W2k box what it is. Yes,CD is original and i'm admin. This screen comes if i try to install it on my W2k machine, but it doesn't come for XP home SP2: (Note: I have the latest java VM and Java Runtime Enviroment) http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/3704/vs6install1we2.gif This is the screen of CD's inside: http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/6037/vs6install2ru1.gif 
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