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Q262698: FIX: Visual C++ 6.0 Debugger Hangs on Multiprocessor Computers

Article: Q262698
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0; winnt:
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbide kbVC kbVC600bug kbVS600sp4fix kbVS600sp5fix
Last Modified: 20-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition, version 6.0 
- The Integrated Debugger 
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SYMPTOMS
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The Visual C++ Debugger may stop responding (hang) when it is run on a computer
that has multiple processors.


CAUSE
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This problem is caused by a bug in the Em.dll file, one of the Visual C++ 6.0
debugger files.

RESOLUTION
==========

Install the latest service pack for Visual Studio 6.0.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in the next service pack for
Visual Studio 6.0.

For additional information about Visual Studio service packs, click the article
numbers below 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

You can download the latest Visual Studio service pack from the following
Microsoft Web site:

  Visual Studio Product Updates
  (http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/downloads/updates.asp)

Additional query words: sp4

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Keywords          : kbide kbVC kbVC600bug kbVS600sp4fix kbVS600sp5fix 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVC600 kbVC32bitSearch kbIntegratedDebugger
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0; winnt:
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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