>>>>> snip >>>>>
Its located at "%VS71COMNTOOLS%vsvars32.bat" where %VS71COMNTOOLS% is an
environment variable set by Visual Studio when you installed it.
>>>>> snap >>>>>

Thanks a lot - it was my fault. The PC from which I usually access the internet has only the .NET runtime
environment installed. On the machine where Visual Studio is installed the file is exactly at this place.

Best regards, Wolfgang