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Thread ID: 101857 2009-07-29 23:48:00 How can I ID which version of Visual Studio I have? braindead (1685) Press F1
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796366 2009-07-29 23:48:00 Microsoft have just published security fixes for the Visual Studio vulnerability in various OS. My OS is XP SP3.

How can I identify the version of Visual Studio on my system so I can install the correct fix for it? The security bulletin wasn't much help with this part.

Thanks and appreciation!
braindead (1685)
796367 2009-07-29 23:52:00 in the help manu just try going into the the about menu item maco101 (14986)
796368 2009-07-29 23:56:00 Or go to the WU site, or if the shield appears on the taskbar, see what that says Speedy Gonzales (78)
796369 2009-07-30 00:12:00 Ok. It sounds like Visual Studio is not a prog that's installed by default with XP or the service packs. If that's the case, I probably don't have it on my system. I did a system search for VS before posting here but it only threw up a few odd files named Visual Studio...xyz. Nothing that pointed to a larger .exe file. So maybe I don't need the fixes?

Not sure what apps use VS.
braindead (1685)
796370 2009-07-30 00:19:00 If MS Visual C++ 2005 or 2008 redist package appears in add/remove programs (for some programs), it should bring up the updates. I dont use VS (the full version), but I do use programs that use it. I think the ATI drivers installed 2005 Speedy Gonzales (78)
796371 2009-07-30 00:24:00 Ok. It sounds like Visual Studio is not a prog that's installed by default with XP or the service packs. If that's the case, I probably don't have it on my system. I did a system search for VS before posting here but it only threw up a few odd files named Visual Studio...xyz. Nothing that pointed to a larger .exe file. So maybe I don't need the fixes?

Not sure what apps use VS.If you don't know what it is, then it's highly unlikely you have it.

Visual Studio is a software development IDE, and you have to explicitly install it - it doesn't come with Windows.
Erayd (23)
796372 2009-07-30 00:27:00 So simple, so speedy :)

Looks like I don't have to worry about this issue.

Thanks all!!
braindead (1685)
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