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[beermat]

argle!
I need to install MS Visual Studio 6 (enterprise), but the Setup for it refuses to go any further till I let it "update MS Virtual Machine for Java". I don't trust it - it's 4 years old product that wants to furkle with MS Java. dilema time!

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[vampwillow]

hmmmn. I have this to look forward to (scarily) as I u'upgraded' by main development machine to WinXPpro but still haven't reinstalled VS6(ent) back onto it yet.

The biggest trouble with MS software is MS themselves ... any (every!) other manufacturer doesn't mess with system files without asking whereas MS installation routines seem to always be happy to overwrite existing files without questioning the version or date or anything at all, thus I now always install MS software before doing anything else (like service packs) but with a new OS that isn't possible.

Keep us updated on progress / solution!

[beermat]

One law for MS, everyone else can go screw themselves, "DoJ" included...

[beermat]

Windows Update (kicked via the SUS server here) downloaded the latest VM, [critical update 816093] being the patch for a security flaw in the VM, so it should be fine again now. Touch wood...