October 2003 Visual Studio .NET documentation update (827819)

SUMMARY

The October 2003 Visual Studio .NET Documentation Update provides the latest version of the Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 documentation. This article discusses how to download and install this documentation update.

Note This documentation update is also included in the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Quarterly Library - October 2003 or later that is available to MSDN subscribers. If you already have one of these libraries installed on your computer, you do not have to install this documentation update.

MORE INFORMATION

The October 2003 Visual Studio .NET Documentation Update provides the latest version of the Visual Studio .NET 2003 documentation. This update includes:

Over 5,000 additional code examples for Visual Basic, Visual C#, and Visual C++
Bug fixes
Content improvements and clarifications

System Requirements

Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003
MSDN Library for Visual Studio .NET 2003

The MSDN Library for Visual Studio .NET 2003 must be installed on your computer before you can install the October 2003 Visual Studio .NET Documentation Update. To install the MSDN Library, insert the MSDN Library for Visual Studio .NET 2003 CD-ROM that is included with Visual Studio .NET 2003 in your CD-ROM drive or your DVD-ROM drive, and then run the Setup.exe file.

Download and Installation Instructions

To download and install the documentation update:

Visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A3334AED-4803-4495-8817-C8637AE902DC&displaylang=en
On the download page, click Download to start the download.
Do one of the following:
- To start the installation immediately, click Open or Run this program from its current location in the File Download dialog box.
- To copy the download to your computer for installation later, click Save or Save this program to disk in the File Download dialog box.
When you are ready to install the October 2003 Visual Studio .NET Documentation Update, follow the instructions that appear in the Installation Wizard.

You may experience installation problems if one of the following conditions exists:

The MSDN Library for Visual Studio .NET 2003 is not installed.
To install the MSDN Library, insert the MSDN Library for Visual Studio .NET 2003 CD-ROM that is included with Visual Studio .NET 2003 in your CD-ROM drive or your DVD-ROM drive, and then run the Setup.exe file.
The MSDN Quarterly Library - October 2003 or later is installed on your computer.
This documentation update is included in these MSDN Quarterly Libraries. If you already have one of these libraries installed on your computer, you do not have to install this documentation update.
You are trying to install one language version of the documentation update over a different language version of the MSDN Library for Visual Studio .NET 2003.
The language version of the documentation update must match the language version of the MSDN Library for Visual Studio .NET 2003 that is installed on your computer.