Microsoft KB Archive/833671

= FIX: &quot;Run-time error ‘1008’&quot; when you run an application that was created by using Visual Studio 6.0 on Windows XP SP2 =

Article ID: 833671

Article Last Modified on 10/25/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 Enterprise Edition, when used with:
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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SYMPTOMS
On a computer that is running Microsoft Window XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), you receive the following error message when you run an application that was created by using Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0:

Run-Time error ‘1008’

This problem occurs when the code calls the Listen method of the Mswinsck.ocx object.



CAUSE
This error occurs because the Listen method of the Mswinsck.ocx object fails on Windows XP SP2.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version    Size     File name 12-Dec-2003 04:12  6.0.97.72  103,696  Mswinsck.ocx



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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