BUG: Setup Does Not Validate First Three Digits of CD Key (143433)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0
- Microsoft Visual C++ 4.1
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition 4.2
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition 5.0
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition 4.2
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition 5.0
This article was previously published under Q143433 SYMPTOMS
During installation of Visual C++, at the Registration dialog, setup will
accept any three characters entered for the first field of the CD Key.
Setup will continue and eventually brand a possibly incorrect CD Key into
the "About Developer Studio" dialog box of the installed product.
RESOLUTION
To correct an installation with an invalid CD Key, delete all files ending
with the .pkg extension in the \Msdev\Bin\Ide directory installed on the
hard drive. Then re-install Visual C++. At the Registration dialog,
manually verify that the first three digits of the CD Key are correct.
NOTE: You will have to re-install other components as well, such as Test,
Fortran, or MSDN.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed
at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will
post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes
available.
MORE INFORMATION
The setup for this version of Visual C++ now correctly validates the second
part of the CD Key, the seven-digit serial field. Setup will not continue
unless these seven digits are entered correctly in the Registration dialog.
The CD Key for the product can be found on a yellow tag affixed inside the
back of the plastic CD case on the liner notes.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/2/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbBug kbsetup KB143433 |
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