A copy of Msft Visual C++ 6

[pianohead78]

I'd like to purchase a copy of Visual c++ ver. 6. Can a Msft rep who reads
this message please send me an e-mail or respond to this post? Thanks!

[Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP]]

pianohead78 wrote:

I'd like to purchase a copy of Visual c++ ver. 6. Can a Msft rep who
reads this message please send me an e-mail or respond to this post?

IIUC, you have three choices:

1. Look in the secondary market - some retailers might still have unsold
copies of VC6.
2. Buy Visual Studio .NET 2003 and then request a "downgrade" from
Microsoft.
3. Buy an MSDN subscription, which still contains VC6 in addition to VS 2002
and 2003 and 2005 Beta.

-cd

[Steve Baer]

I recently spoke with MS about option #2. This appears to be no longer an
available route because MS is no longer producing copies of VC6. The best
secondary market that we've found has been eBay.

It is becoming pretty difficult to find this software as a stand alone
product. Good luck.

-Steve Baer

"Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP]" <cp*****************************@mvps.org.nospam >
wrote in message news:u8**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

pianohead78 wrote:

I'd like to purchase a copy of Visual c++ ver. 6. Can a Msft rep who
reads this message please send me an e-mail or respond to this post?
IIUC, you have three choices:

1. Look in the secondary market - some retailers might still have unsold
copies of VC6.
2. Buy Visual Studio .NET 2003 and then request a "downgrade" from
Microsoft.
3. Buy an MSDN subscription, which still contains VC6 in addition to VS

2002 and 2003 and 2005 Beta.

-cd

[Ronald Laeremans [MSFT]]

The downgrade to VC 6.0 is still available. If you email me (munge my
posting alias in the obvious way) with date and who you spoke to when you
were given the wrong information and with your location, I'll make sure
these folks get informed and I'll get you a contact where you can request a
downgrade.

Sorry for the misinformation you got.

Ronald Laeremas
Visual C++ team
"Steve Baer" <a-*****@mcneel.com> wrote in message
news:e8*************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

I recently spoke with MS about option #2. This appears to be no longer an
available route because MS is no longer producing copies of VC6. The best
secondary market that we've found has been eBay.

It is becoming pretty difficult to find this software as a stand alone
product. Good luck.

-Steve Baer

"Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP]" <cp*****************************@mvps.org.nospam >
wrote in message news:u8**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

pianohead78 wrote:

> I'd like to purchase a copy of Visual c++ ver. 6. Can a Msft rep who
> reads this message please send me an e-mail or respond to this post?

IIUC, you have three choices:

1. Look in the secondary market - some retailers might still have unsold
copies of VC6.
2. Buy Visual Studio .NET 2003 and then request a "downgrade" from
Microsoft.
3. Buy an MSDN subscription, which still contains VC6 in addition to VS

2002

and 2003 and 2005 Beta.

-cd