Visual Basic 6 Unleased, Professional Reference Edition
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What's on the CD-ROM:
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Source - Author's source code for any of the chapters that contained code or listings.
Authors' Examples:
Are located in the directory titled SOURCE. An install program is provide to install the examples on your local computer. When Windows Explorer copies files from the CD-ROM to the hard drive, the read-only attribute is set. Remove the read only attribute by selecting the file(s). Right-click and select Properties. Uncheck the Read-only box and click on Apply and then OK. An additional chapter Source Code listing "CHAP09" is available on this CD-ROM that was not available when the origianl code was compiled. You can obtain this code from the same aforementioned Source directory. CD-ROM DRIVE: VB 6 Unleashed PRE/Source
All the source code is also included in a file called source.zip in the SOURCE directory.
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Troubleshooting Common Problems
The usual cause of the CD-ROM not running properly is a damaged or dirty disc. Visually inspect the disc for possible flaws or defects, and clean it properly. You should also test another CD-ROM in your drive. This often reveals setup problems that are not disc-specific. If these procedures fail, you can contact us to get a replacement disc (contact information is at the end of this file).
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Windows 95: 8 megabytes
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CD-ROM DRIVE: VB 6 Unleased PRE/3rdParty/Browsers
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Contacting us for support
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