MS VC++ Toolkit 2003, where?

[Ron Adam]

Alex Martelli wrote:
> Ron Adam <rrr at ronadam.com> wrote:
>    ...
>> I still get the following with the tinyurl link:
>>
>> ~~~
>> The download you requested is unavailable. If you continue to see this
>> message when trying to access this download, go to the "Search for a 
>> Download" area on the Download Center home page.
>> ~~~
>>
>>
>> Pasting the above tinyurl into firefox results in the following link.
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=272BE09D-40BB-4&d
>> isplaylang=en
>>
>> Which appears to still be truncated. :-/
> 
> True, but here's the kicker: using the full URL, which I just dblchecked
> from Rushby's original message as being (enclosing in <...>)...:

Yes, I tried the full url also, but was hoping I did something wrong. 
Sigh... guess not.

> <http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=272BE09D-40BB-
> 49FD-9CB0-4BFA122FA91B&displaylang=en>
> 
> NOW gives me the same error page too.  When Rushby suggested it
> yesterday I immediately used it, and it allowed me to download the
> Toolkit 2003 just fine -- so, I guess Microsoft must have killed that
> possibility shortly thereafter (who said they can't move fast?-).
> 
> As of now, I don't know any more of a URL that's usable to download
> this, therefore:-(

And with a new version of windows due at the end of this year, it's 
likely those who upgrade to Vista, will also need to upgrade to visual 
studio 2005 or later.

I've seen this pattern before.  :-/

Ron