Visual Studio 2003 Updates - Controls Licensing

[XBubleHead]

Just started attempting to use VS2003 Enterprise. When I try to check for
updates I get the error covered in KB836454. When I try to convert a VB6
project to VB.NET I get an error similar to KB884878 (except with
CommonDialog control). Both of these KB's reference hotfixes for these
problems but no real way to get them. How do I get these fixes? -- Thanks.

[StringFellow Hawk]

They both explicitly explains how to obtain the hotfixes:

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support
Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product
Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit
the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[LN];CNTACTMS
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support
calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a
specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will
apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the
specific update in question.

--

StringFellow Hawk

"Dom, Give me Turbos"
"XBubleHead" <XB********@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C7**********************************@microsof t.com...

Just started attempting to use VS2003 Enterprise. When I try to check for
updates I get the error covered in KB836454. When I try to convert a VB6
project to VB.NET I get an error similar to KB884878 (except with
CommonDialog control). Both of these KB's reference hotfixes for these
problems but no real way to get them. How do I get these fixes? --

Thanks.

[XBubleHead]

Thanks for the reply - You are absolutely correct. I guess I was expecting a
method to download the fixes. With terabytes of downloadable material it
seems like a huge waste or resources to have to make a phone call to get a
registry file and a single dll.

Thanks for your help.

"StringFellow Hawk" wrote:

They both explicitly explains how to obtain the hotfixes:

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support
Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product
Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit
the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[LN];CNTACTMS
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support
calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a
specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will
apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the
specific update in question.

--

StringFellow Hawk

"Dom, Give me Turbos"
"XBubleHead" <XB********@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C7**********************************@microsof t.com...

Just started attempting to use VS2003 Enterprise. When I try to check for
updates I get the error covered in KB836454. When I try to convert a VB6
project to VB.NET I get an error similar to KB884878 (except with
CommonDialog control). Both of these KB's reference hotfixes for these
problems but no real way to get them. How do I get these fixes? --

Thanks.

[Jeff Dillon]

SOP for hotfixes. They want to make sure it addresses your problem..and not
the type just wanting the "latest and greatest"

Jeff

"XBubleHead" <XB********@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EC**********************************@microsof t.com...

Thanks for the reply - You are absolutely correct. I guess I was expecting a method to download the fixes. With terabytes of downloadable material it
seems like a huge waste or resources to have to make a phone call to get a
registry file and a single dll.

Thanks for your help.

"StringFellow Hawk" wrote:

They both explicitly explains how to obtain the hotfixes:

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support
Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product
Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[LN];CNTACTMS
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support
calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will
apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

--

StringFellow Hawk

"Dom, Give me Turbos"
"XBubleHead" <XB********@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C7**********************************@microsof t.com...

Just started attempting to use VS2003 Enterprise. When I try to check for updates I get the error covered in KB836454. When I try to convert a VB6 project to VB.NET I get an error similar to KB884878 (except with
CommonDialog control). Both of these KB's reference hotfixes for these problems but no real way to get them. How do I get these fixes? --

Thanks.

[Jeff Dillon]

SOP for hotfixes. They want to make sure it addresses your problem..and not
the type just wanting the "latest and greatest"

Jeff

"XBubleHead" <XB********@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EC**********************************@microsof t.com...

Thanks for the reply - You are absolutely correct. I guess I was expecting a method to download the fixes. With terabytes of downloadable material it
seems like a huge waste or resources to have to make a phone call to get a
registry file and a single dll.

Thanks for your help.

"StringFellow Hawk" wrote:

They both explicitly explains how to obtain the hotfixes:

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support
Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product
Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[LN];CNTACTMS
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support
calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will
apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

--

StringFellow Hawk

"Dom, Give me Turbos"
"XBubleHead" <XB********@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C7**********************************@microsof t.com...

Just started attempting to use VS2003 Enterprise. When I try to check for updates I get the error covered in KB836454. When I try to convert a VB6 project to VB.NET I get an error similar to KB884878 (except with
CommonDialog control). Both of these KB's reference hotfixes for these problems but no real way to get them. How do I get these fixes? --

Thanks.