Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack Testers Sought

Microsoft is seeking beta testers for the latest service pack to Visual Studio 6.0. Version 6.0 continues to be updated for compatibility purposes, although Microsoft is pushing its latest Visual Studio .NET 2003 release to developers.

"We have made substantial fixes to the 6.0 product since the last service pack, especially with VC++6.0 and VB 6.0," said Visual Studio program manager Tony Pacheco. "We are looking for quality customer feedback."

Service Pack 6 will be a cumulative release that includes all updates from previous service packs, and is expected to weigh in at about 135MB.

Microsoft has setup a nomination survey for interested testers. To apply for the Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 6 beta, visit BetaPlace and log in with the guest ID: vsndpspguest. "Click on VS6 SP6 Program link under Enrolled Programs," Pacheco instructed Visual Studio newsgroup readers. "This will then take you to the guest content page with the link to the nomination form under 'Surveys'."