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How/Where can I get the MSDN libraries that are compatible with Visual Studio 6?
I have a client who purchased a license but did not recieve the MSDN cd's with the software. Only the base install CD's were included.
I have read that the October 2001 library was the last version compatible with Visual Studio 6?
Thanks
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Anonymous
2011-11-30T04:36:27+00:00
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2017-03-27T02:55:05+00:00 While Microsoft offers a free download of MSDN Visual Studio 6 only works with MSDN up to October 2001. IIRC, starting in November 2001 MSDN became a .NET app or something like that and does not work with VS 6.
I don't think Microsoft has a copy of the October 2001 MSDN on their web site.
Three of the four CDs for October 2001 are available at
- https://archive.org/details/MSDN\_Library\_October\_2001\_Disc\_1
- https://archive.org/details/MSDN\_Library\_October\_2001\_Disc\_2
- https://archive.org/details/MSDN\_Library\_October\_2001\_Disc\_3
Unfortunately, that site is missing the 4th CD. However, I believe that one only contains .NET stuff that can't be used with VS 6.0.
The good news is
- If you download the three ISO images and look at \x86\Setup\msdn.inf you'll see it only references three discs meaning the core MSDN can be installed using the copy on archive.org.
[Source Media Descriptions]
; <disk number>, <disk label>, <file>, <path>
"1","MSDN Library - October 2001 CD1","MSDN331.inf","."
"2","MSDN Library - October 2001 CD2","MSDN332.inf","."
"3","MSDN Library - October 2001 CD3","MSDN333.inf","."
Mention of the 4th disc only shows up in \x86\netcopy\msdnnet.inf which has:
[Source Media Descriptions]
; <disk number>, <disk label>, <file>, <path>
"1","MSDN Library - October 2001 CD1","MSDN331.inf","."
"2","MSDN Library - October 2001 CD2","MSDN332.inf","."
"3","MSDN Library - October 2001 CD3","MSDN333.inf","."
"4","MSDN Library - October 2001 CD4","MSDN334.inf","."
- The copy on archive.org matches my October 2001 DVD bit-for-bit other than archive.org is missing disc 4.
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Anonymous
2015-12-11T08:51:06+00:00 i need to msdn libraries for visusl foxpro 6.0