herc:
There are alot of threads on google groups about this, search for “msvcr70.dll” and “msvcp70.dll”. Assuming you are not using MFC or managed extensions, you can create an .exe that is free of these dependencies. Use DW (1) to check if it is your app that depends on the .dll or some other .dll could be loading it.
Don’t forget on GNU/Linux
When I want to delete an entire line I just press “Ctrl+L”. This works in VS6 and in VS7.
I just use the visual.net c++ compiler with the vc6 developer studio. Works great and I don’t have to switch to a new working environment. I also do alot of work on a win98 machine, while the visual.net ide only works on win2000.