FIX: Reapplication of Visual Studio SP4 on DEU Platform Returns Inaccurate Warning (289672)

SYMPTOMS

If you install and then re-install the German (DEU) version of Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack (SP) 4, an inaccurate warning message is displayed. The warning implies that the language is about to be changed. This is not the case. No language change will occur.

CAUSE

Jactivex.exe is a multilingual file. It contains information for all languages supported by Visual Studio 6.0 within the same file. When reinstalled, the file list database (FLDB) settings automatically consider the file to be an English language file and point to settings referring to the 1033 parameter in the .INF file, rather than the appropriate 1031 parameter.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem was corrected in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 5.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Install German Windows 2000 Professional.
Install German Visual Studio 6.0.
Install German Visual J++ 6.0 Professional.
Apply German Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 4.
Reapply German Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 4.

The warning dialog box that appears states

Die bereits installierte Version 5.00 von JACTIVEX.EXE unterstutzt Deutsch (Deutschland). Die von Ihnen installierte Software enthalt die gleiche Komponente, unterstutzt aber Englisch (USA). Mochten Sie die vorhandene Version ersetzen?

which translates as:

Already installed the version 5.00 of JACTIVEX.exe supports German (Germany). The software installed by you contains the same component, supported however of English (the USA). Would you like to replace the available version?