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Issues with Visual Basic 6 SP6 install and VISTA OS
Trying to install VB6 Service Pack 6 on my Vista machine. I get this error:
Setup cannot find the Visual Studio common directory setting on this machine. Any ideas? How can I get this installed?
Also, how does one change their experts-exchange password? The one that the website gave me incredibly has a character that looks like an I (eye) or a ONE or a lower-case L.
Setup cannot find the Visual Studio common directory setting on this machine. Any ideas? How can I get this installed?
Also, how does one change their experts-exchange password? The one that the website gave me incredibly has a character that looks like an I (eye) or a ONE or a lower-case L.
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Thanks for your suggestion.( I did change my password.)
I tried exactly what you specified to do, but I still get the same message where it can't find that common directory.
I tried exactly what you specified to do, but I still get the same message where it can't find that common directory.
From the Microsoft site:
Refreshing the common directory setting
Under certain circumstances, the installation setting for the Visual Studio
common directory can become damaged, which prevents the Service Pack Setup
from updating files on your system. If the Service Pack Setup cannot find
the common directory setting, it will alert you.
If you see this dialog box, refresh the directory setting by installing or
reinstalling any Visual Studio product
before installing the service pack. If you already have a Visual Studio product
installed, reinstalling the
product provides the quickest resolution.
To reinstall
Open Control Panel.
Choose Add/Remove Programs.
Select the Install/Uninstall tab.
Select Visual Studio 6.0.
Choose Add/Remove.
When Visual Studio Setup starts, select Reinstall to repeat the last installation
and restore missing files
and settings.
Refreshing the common directory setting
Under certain circumstances, the installation setting for the Visual Studio
common directory can become damaged, which prevents the Service Pack Setup
from updating files on your system. If the Service Pack Setup cannot find
the common directory setting, it will alert you.
If you see this dialog box, refresh the directory setting by installing or
reinstalling any Visual Studio product
before installing the service pack. If you already have a Visual Studio product
installed, reinstalling the
product provides the quickest resolution.
To reinstall
Open Control Panel.
Choose Add/Remove Programs.
Select the Install/Uninstall tab.
Select Visual Studio 6.0.
Choose Add/Remove.
When Visual Studio Setup starts, select Reinstall to repeat the last installation
and restore missing files
and settings.
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Thats great news. I am glad to be of help.
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If that doesnt work try setting compatibility to Windows XP SP2 (Right click properties > compatibility) and then run as administrator.
P.S.
It might be a pipe | ?
to change your password, logon, and click the My Profile Edit hyperlink or click here:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/editMember.jsp