>hi Nick,
>
>I bought my VS6 from a retailer. That was a-OK.
>
>Then I received the VJ++ which wasn't originally packaged with the product.
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>BUT. . . It got to me very late, and *only* because someone took the time to look up my Apt#.
>I have since called 3 places in MS to try to get my address corrected (it also has the wrong postal code!), and all say that they cannot fix it.
>
>Most recently I recieved a "backorder" notice, also very late and again I was the beneficiary of someone looking up my apt# to get it to me.
>
>So here I sit, entitled to all kinds of ancillary shipments from MS but with no way to get my address corrected so that they have a decent chance of getting to me.
>
>I hope they have your address coded correctly!
>
>Cheers,
>
>Jim N
>
>>>The pre-release version evidently has a time-bomb of 12/1/98. Well, it ALMOST lasted until the arrival of my VS6 order :)
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>>My VS6 according to MS was shipped on November 22nd, but still is not here yet...:)

Jim, Microsoft farms this stuff out to a third party. I suggest you call them back and run things up the chain of command. If you are still experiencing problems, contact the Developer Relations and/or MSDN group(s) at Microsoft.