During the dial-up internet era, documentation was not hosted seamlessly in the cloud. Instead, developers relied entirely on the CD-ROMs.

The “171g” in your query might be a misremembered tag from an old (e.g., “MSDN_171G” – sometimes used in certain release groups for a 171-image compilation). No official VS6 release is 171 GB; the entire 6‑disc set totals about 1.7 GB as ISO files.

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When prompted, unmount CD1 and mount the to complete the installation. 4. Post-Installation Patches

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She slid CD1 into a vintage external USB CD-ROM drive she kept for exactly this purpose. The drive whirred, hesitated, then spun up with that distinctive, groaning rhythm of a laser finding its way across polycarbonate.