>>>Using VS97 professional edition. Products installed VC++, VFP, VB.
>>>I wanted to install the VS service pack 3. The installation
>>>routine only says that VB is installed. Why is this? I wanted
>>>to make sure I have the latest VFP patches installed. I did
>>>download the full service pack not just the core.
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>>Joe,
>>
>>Because the service pack is for the 6.0 version of the studio and you have (if it is 97 that you have) the 5.0 version.
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>Here is what the ms web site says about it...
>
>The Service Pack will address the following products:
>
> Visual Studio 97 (Enterprise and Professional Editions)
> Visual Basic 5.0 (Enterprise and Professional Editions)
> Visual C++ 5.0 (Enterprise and Professional Editions)
> Visual InterDev 1.0
> Visual J++ 1.1 (Professional Edition)
> Visual FoxPro 5.0
> Visual SourceSafe 5.0


BTW - There is a service pack 3 for both vs97 and vs6.