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Q258012: FIX: Endless Reboot Downloading Internet Package Created by PDW

Article: Q258012
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbwizard kbAppSetup kbVBp kbVBp600bug kbGrpDSVB kbDSupport kbVS600sp4fix kbVS600sp5fix
Last Modified: 20-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 6.0, on platform(s):
   - the operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 6.0, on platform(s):
   - the operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you download an Internet package that was created by PDW, your computer may
experience an endless reboot.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, install 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:

  Q194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

  Q194295 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.asp

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbwizard kbAppSetup kbVBp kbVBp600bug kbGrpDSVB kbDSupport kbVS600sp4fix kbVS600sp5fix 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : :6.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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