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Q114335: Deleting Outdated Registry Trees for Fortran or Visual C++

Article: Q114335
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): 1.0,2.0,2.1,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsetup
Last Modified: 22-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual C++, versions 1.0, 2.0, 2.1, 4.0 
- Microsoft Fortran Powerstation 32 for Windows NT, versions 1.0, 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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If you have installed more than one release of a Microsoft software development
product and are noticing strange build errors that seem, like undefined
identifiers, it is possible that you have an outdated or incorrect Visual C++ or
FORTRAN PowerStation registry. This situation can be corrected by deleting the
appropriate registry key. Exit the Visual WorkBench and follow the steps below.

WARNING NOTE: Please follow the instructions closely, because the Windows NT
installation may be corrupted if you happen to incorrectly delete the wrong
key.

1. Select the Run... option from the Program Manager's File menu.

2. Type "regedt32" (without the quotation marks) in the Command Line field and
  press [Enter].

3. Select "HKEY_CURRENT_USER" under the Window menu

4. Open the "HKEY_CURRENT_USER" folder

5. Open the "Software" folder

6. Open the "Microsoft" folder

7. Select the "Development" folder (for Visual C++ version 4.0) or the "Visual
  C++ <version>" folder (<version> may be blank or be a version
  number such as "2.0") or the "FORTRAN PowerStation" folder.

8. Press the [Del] key

9. Answer [Yes] to the confirmation Dialog

10. Close the Registry Editor (regedt32).

The Visual WorkBench will inform you that a new registry key will be created the
next time it is run.

Additional query words: kbinf 1.00 2.00 2.10 4.00

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Keywords          : kbsetup 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbVC400 kbAudDeveloper kbFortranSearch kbvc100 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVC200 kbVC210 kbFORTRANPower32100NT kbFORTRANPower32400NT
Version           : :1.0,2.0,2.1,4.0

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