Hi, I just got given an old copy of Visual C++ version 5.0 and I am having a hell of a time getting it to compile code that works fine with VC++ 6.0 which I use at work. Some of these programs include some of the Win98 API eg. AlphaBlend() etc. so I know that I need new header files and libs. I''ve heard that v5.0 is notoriously unstable - is that true? Can anybody tell me what it will take to get VC++ 5.0 running properly? Do I need to download the latest Win32SDK? (204 MB !!!) What about service packs? Thanks for your help Harry

Service Pack 3 for Visual Studio 97 should help.
Download from msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/sp/vs97/default.asp

no I''ve never had 5.0 crash on... heh HAY a MS product thats actualy stable... wow never thought I''d see the day that happend =)... ummm I think the problem version was 4.0 or something... I can''t remember I dl the DDK for 98 and it was saying something about which version it would work with and I think it said that 4 was unstable and that 6.0 had a bug that wouldn''t let it make vxds or something...

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