FIX: Installation of Service Pack 4 Does Not Update Readmess.htm with Latest Version (259902)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 SP4
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 6.0
This article was previously published under Q259902
VS98 65231

SYMPTOMS

When you install Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 4 on a Visual SourceSafe 6.0 installation, the Readmess.htm file located in the root folder (for example, ..\VSS) is not updated with the latest version of the Readmass.htm file. The Readmess.htm file is required in the following Visual SourceSafe folders:
  • ..\VSS - this folder contains a copy for the installation of Visual SourceSafe.
  • ..\VSS\Netsetup.x86 - this folder contains a copy of the Readmass.htm file for remote client installations.
The ..\VSS\Netsetup.x86\Readmess.htm file is updated when you install Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 4 on a Visual SourceSafe 6.0 installation, but the ..\VSS root folder copy is not. This problem affects all installation configurations.

CAUSE

The reason for this problem is that earlier builds of this service pack fail to include the updated Readmess.htm file.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, install the latest service pack for Visual Studio 6.0.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in the latest service pack for Visual Studio 6.0.

For additional information about Visual Studio service packs, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

194295 HOWTO: Tell That a Visual Studio Service Pack Is Installed

To download the latest Visual Studio service pack, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/downloads/updates/

MORE INFORMATION

To reproduce this behavior, install Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 4, Build 8772, English (ENU). The Readmess.htm file does not update.

REFERENCES

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:12/12/2005
Keywords:kbbug kbfix kbVS600fix kbVS600sp4fix kbVS600sp5fix KB259902 kbAudDeveloper
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