DOCUMENT:Q189839  07-AUG-1998  [vbwin]
TITLE   :BUG: Uninstalling VB 5.0 via VB 6.0 Removes All ODBC DSNs
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:6.0
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual Basic Professional and Enterprise Editions for
   Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0
 - Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0
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SYMPTOMS
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Uninstalling Visual Basic 5.0 via Visual Basic 6.0's installation will
remove all ODBC DSNs from your machine.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed
at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post
new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes
available.

Additional query words: kbDSupport kbdse kbODBC kbVBp600bug kbVS600 kbSetup
kbVBp500bug
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Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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