And here is the rest of Hirokazu Yamamoto's patch for VS6.0 support. Thanks Hiro!

PC/VC6/_msi.dsp

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+# Microsoft Developer Studio Generated Build File, Format Version 6.00
+# ** DO NOT EDIT **
+
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+
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+!MESSAGE use the Export Makefile command and run
+!MESSAGE 
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+!MESSAGE "_msi - Win32 Debug" (based on "Win32 (x86) Dynamic-Link Library")
+!MESSAGE 
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+
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+# ADD LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib fci.lib msi.lib rpcrt4.lib /nologo /base:"0x1d1a0000" /subsystem:windows /dll /debug /machine:I386 /out:"./_msi.pyd"
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+# ADD LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib fci.lib msi.lib rpcrt4.lib /nologo /base:"0x1d1a0000" /subsystem:windows /dll /debug /machine:I386 /out:"./_msi_d.pyd" /pdbtype:sept
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+
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PC/VC6/build_ssl.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #   directory.  It is likely you will already find the zlib library and
 #   any other external packages there.
 # * Install ActivePerl and ensure it is somewhere on your path.
-# * Run this script from the PCBuild directory.
+# * Run this script from the PC/VC6 directory.
 #
 # it should configure and build SSL, then build the ssl Python extension
 # without intervention.

PC/VC6/pcbuild.dsw

@@ -57,6 +57,21 @@ Package=<4>
 
 ###############################################################################
 
+Project: "_msi"=".\_msi.dsp" - Package Owner=<4>
+
+Package=<5>
+{{{
+}}}
+
+Package=<4>
+{{{
+    Begin Project Dependency
+    Project_Dep_Name pythoncore
+    End Project Dependency
+}}}
+
+###############################################################################
+
 Project: "_socket"=".\_socket.dsp" - Package Owner=<4>
 
 Package=<5>
@@ -288,3 +303,4 @@ Package=<3>
 
 ###############################################################################
 
+

PC/VC6/python.dsp

@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ LINK32=link.exe
 # ADD BASE LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /pdbtype:sept
 # ADD LINK32 odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib /nologo /base:"0x1d000000" /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /out:"./python_d.exe" /pdbtype:sept
 # SUBTRACT LINK32 /pdb:none
+# Begin Special Build Tool
+SOURCE="$(InputPath)"
+PostBuild_Desc=Changing stack size...
+PostBuild_Cmds=editbin /STACK:0x200000 python_d.exe
+# End Special Build Tool
 
 !ENDIF 
 

PC/VC6/pythoncore.dsp

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ BSC32=bscmake.exe
 # ADD BSC32 /nologo
 LINK32=link.exe
 # ADD BASE LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /subsystem:windows /dll /machine:I386
-# ADD LINK32 largeint.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib /nologo /base:"0x1e000000" /subsystem:windows /dll /debug /machine:I386 /nodefaultlib:"libc" /out:"./python26.dll"
+# ADD LINK32 largeint.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib /nologo /base:"0x1e000000" /subsystem:windows /dll /debug /machine:I386 /nodefaultlib:"libc" /out:"./python30.dll"
 # SUBTRACT LINK32 /pdb:none
 
 !ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "pythoncore - Win32 Debug"
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ BSC32=bscmake.exe
 # ADD BSC32 /nologo
 LINK32=link.exe
 # ADD BASE LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /subsystem:windows /dll /debug /machine:I386 /pdbtype:sept
-# ADD LINK32 largeint.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib /nologo /base:"0x1e000000" /subsystem:windows /dll /debug /machine:I386 /nodefaultlib:"libc" /out:"./python26_d.dll" /pdbtype:sept
+# ADD LINK32 largeint.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib /nologo /base:"0x1e000000" /subsystem:windows /dll /debug /machine:I386 /nodefaultlib:"libc" /out:"./python30_d.dll" /pdbtype:sept
 # SUBTRACT LINK32 /pdb:none
 
 !ENDIF 
@@ -129,15 +129,15 @@ SOURCE=..\..\Modules\_csv.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\..\Modules\_functoolsmodule.c
+SOURCE=..\..\Modules\_fileio.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\..\Modules\_heapqmodule.c
+SOURCE=..\..\Modules\_functoolsmodule.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\..\Modules\_hotshot.c
+SOURCE=..\..\Modules\_heapqmodule.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
@@ -201,6 +201,10 @@ SOURCE=..\..\Python\ast.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
+SOURCE=..\..\Modules\atexitmodule.c
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
 SOURCE=..\..\Modules\audioop.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
@@ -221,7 +225,11 @@ SOURCE=..\..\Objects\boolobject.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\..\Objects\bufferobject.c
+SOURCE=..\..\Objects\bytes_methods.c
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\..\Objects\bytesobject.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
@@ -253,7 +261,7 @@ SOURCE=..\..\Objects\codeobject.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\..\Modules\collectionsmodule.c
+SOURCE=..\..\Modules\_collectionsmodule.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
@@ -273,10 +281,6 @@ SOURCE=..\config.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\..\Modules\cPickle.c
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\..\Modules\zlib\crc32.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
@@ -293,6 +297,14 @@ SOURCE=..\..\Modules\zlib\deflate.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
+SOURCE=..\..\Modules\zlib\gzio.c
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\..\Modules\zlib\infback.c
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
 SOURCE=..\..\Objects\descrobject.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
@@ -329,6 +341,10 @@ SOURCE=..\..\Objects\fileobject.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
+SOURCE=..\..\Parser\firstsets.c
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
 SOURCE=..\..\Objects\floatobject.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
@@ -337,6 +353,10 @@ SOURCE=..\..\Objects\frameobject.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
+SOURCE=..\..\Python\formatter_unicode.c
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
 SOURCE=..\..\Python\frozen.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
@@ -398,11 +418,11 @@ SOURCE=..\..\Python\graminit.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\..\Parser\grammar1.c
+SOURCE=..\..\Parser\grammar.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\..\Modules\imageop.c
+SOURCE=..\..\Parser\grammar1.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
@@ -431,10 +451,6 @@ SOURCE=..\..\Modules\zlib\inftrees.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\..\Objects\intobject.c
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\..\Objects\iterobject.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
@@ -467,15 +483,15 @@ SOURCE=..\..\Modules\mathmodule.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\..\Modules\md5.c
+SOURCE=..\..\Modules\md5module.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\..\Modules\md5module.c
+SOURCE=..\..\Parser\metagrammar.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\..\Parser\metagrammar.c
+SOURCE=..\..\Objects\memoryobject.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
@@ -563,6 +579,10 @@ SOURCE=..\..\Python\pystate.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
+SOURCE=..\..\Python\pystrcmp.c
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
 SOURCE=..\..\Python\pystrtod.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
@@ -583,10 +603,6 @@ SOURCE=..\..\Objects\rangeobject.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\..\Modules\rgbimgmodule.c
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\..\Modules\rotatingtree.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
@@ -603,7 +619,7 @@ SOURCE=..\..\Modules\sha512module.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\..\Modules\shamodule.c
+SOURCE=..\..\Modules\sha1module.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
@@ -619,10 +635,6 @@ SOURCE=..\..\Objects\stringobject.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\..\Modules\stropmodule.c
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\..\Python\structmember.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
@@ -667,6 +679,10 @@ SOURCE=..\..\Modules\zlib\trees.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
+SOURCE=..\..\Modules\zlib\uncompr.c
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
 SOURCE=..\..\Objects\tupleobject.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File

PC/VC6/readme.txt

@@ -199,12 +199,10 @@ _ssl
         http://www.activestate.com/Products/ActivePerl/
     as this is used by the OpenSSL build process.  Complain to them <wink>.
 
-    The MSVC project simply invokes PCBuild/build_ssl.py to perform
+    The MSVC project simply invokes PC/VC6/build_ssl.py to perform
     the build.  This Python script locates and builds your OpenSSL
     installation, then invokes a simple makefile to build the final .pyd.
 
-    Win9x users:  see "Win9x note" below.
-
     build_ssl.py attempts to catch the most common errors (such as not
     being able to find OpenSSL sources, or not being able to find a Perl
     that works with OpenSSL) and give a reasonable error message.
@@ -216,30 +214,6 @@ _ssl
     build_ssl.py/MSVC isn't clever enough to clean OpenSSL - you must do
     this by hand.
 
-    Win9x note:  If, near the start of the build process, you see
-    something like
-
-        C:\Code\openssl-0.9.6g>set OPTS=no-asm
-        Out of environment space
-
-    then you're in trouble, and will probably also see these errors near
-    the end of the process:
-
-        NMAKE : fatal error U1073: don't know how to make
-            'crypto\md5\asm\m5_win32.asm'
-        Stop.
-        NMAKE : fatal error U1073: don't know how to make
-            'C:\Code\openssl-0.9.6g/out32/libeay32.lib'
-        Stop.
-
-    You need more environment space.  Win9x only has room for 256 bytes
-    by default, and especially after installing ActivePerl (which fiddles
-    the PATH envar), you're likely to run out.  KB Q230205
-
-        http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q230205
-
-    explains how to edit CONFIG.SYS to cure this.
-
 
 YOUR OWN EXTENSION DLLs
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