Open file command doesn't work anymore in Visual C++ 6.00

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The command File Open ... results in a crash of the development system Visual C++ 6.00 running on Windows Vista. I click on this menu command to open a source file form a project other than the actual project. What could be the cause of this problem or how can i solve the problem ? Reinstallation of the development system doesn't solve the proble.

Posted 14-Jan-10 5:19am

André Dewispelaere

Updated 14-Jan-10 22:35pm

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brianma · Answer 1 · 2024-08-25T01:54:00

Its to do with the one of the common dialogs, if you install office 32 bit for example it overwrites one of the common dialogs and kills file open and add to project in VC6, if you install office 64 bit its ok. Mine used to work but it looks like I've installed some 32 bit program that puts a newer common dialog dll on my system. The problem is I cant see what its loading to kill it before it crashes.

Christian Graus · Answer 2 · 2010-01-14T22:32:00

Please edit your post, don't post fake answers. Now I can't see what you posted as I try to reply.

You say you have the right permissions, but the error message you get tells me that you do not. Do you explicitly run VC6 as admin ? I'll ignore the question of why anyone would still use VC6 at all. It's plainly not supported in Vista, but if you run it as admin, you should be fine. If not, you still have some other sort of permissions issue. You could turn off UAC, if you haven't already.

André Dewispelaere · Answer 3 · 2010-01-14T22:02:00

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Yes I have the right permissions. The File Open... command has worked fine so far, and suddenly it doesn't work anymore. The files to open are the ones belonging to another than the current project. The debugger opens a messagebox of access violation.

Posted 14-Jan-10 22:02pm

André Dewispelaere

Updated 14-Jan-10 22:08pm

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Nelek · Answer 4 · 2010-01-14T05:23:00

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Windows vista ;P

Have you the right permissions? Is the file protected or something like that?

A bit more info would be nice :)

Posted 14-Jan-10 5:23am

Nelek

Open file command doesn't work anymore in Visual C++ 6.00

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