diff --git a/include/boost/range.hpp b/include/boost/range.hpp
index 948c3d7..2aeb393 100755
--- a/include/boost/range.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/range.hpp
@@ -15,19 +15,9 @@
 # pragma once
 #endif
 
-#if _MSC_VER == 1300 // experiment
-
-#include <boost/range/detail/collection_traits.hpp>
-#include <boost/range/iterator_range.hpp>
-#include <boost/range/sub_range.hpp>
-
-#else
-
 #include <boost/range/functions.hpp>
 #include <boost/range/metafunctions.hpp>
 #include <boost/range/iterator_range.hpp>
 #include <boost/range/sub_range.hpp>
 
-#endif // _MSC_VER == 1300 // experiment
-
 #endif
diff --git a/include/boost/range/config.hpp b/include/boost/range/config.hpp
index cf9e204..fc2693e 100644
--- a/include/boost/range/config.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/range/config.hpp
@@ -26,18 +26,14 @@
 #if BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x564))
 # define BOOST_RANGE_DEDUCED_TYPENAME typename
 #else
-# if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, == 1300) && !defined(_MSC_EXTENSIONS)
-#  define BOOST_RANGE_DEDUCED_TYPENAME typename
-# else
-#  define BOOST_RANGE_DEDUCED_TYPENAME BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME
-# endif
+#define BOOST_RANGE_DEDUCED_TYPENAME BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME
 #endif
 
 #ifdef BOOST_RANGE_NO_ARRAY_SUPPORT
 #error "macro already defined!"
 #endif
 
-#if BOOST_WORKAROUND( BOOST_MSVC, < 1300 ) || BOOST_WORKAROUND( __MWERKS__, <= 0x3003 )
+#if BOOST_WORKAROUND( __MWERKS__, <= 0x3003 )
 #define BOOST_RANGE_NO_ARRAY_SUPPORT 1
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/boost/range/detail/begin.hpp b/include/boost/range/detail/begin.hpp
index f3da732..1d9390f 100644
--- a/include/boost/range/detail/begin.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/range/detail/begin.hpp
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 #include <boost/detail/workaround.hpp>
 #include <boost/range/iterator.hpp>
 #include <boost/range/detail/common.hpp>
-#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1310)
-# include <boost/range/value_type.hpp>
-#endif
 
 namespace boost
 {
@@ -62,19 +59,11 @@ namespace boost
         template<>
         struct range_begin<array_>
         {
-        #if !BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1310)
-            template< typename T, std::size_t sz >
-            static T* fun( T BOOST_RANGE_ARRAY_REF()[sz] )
-            {
-                return boost_range_array;
-            }
-        #else
             template<typename T>
             static BOOST_RANGE_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_value<T>::type* fun(T& t)
             {
                 return t;
             }
-        #endif
         };
 
     } // namespace 'range_detail'
diff --git a/include/boost/range/detail/end.hpp b/include/boost/range/detail/end.hpp
index 8b5f35d..f2f7178 100644
--- a/include/boost/range/detail/end.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/range/detail/end.hpp
@@ -14,15 +14,9 @@
 #include <boost/config.hpp> // BOOST_MSVC
 #include <boost/detail/workaround.hpp>
 
-#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1300)
-# include <boost/range/detail/vc6/end.hpp>
-#else
-# include <boost/range/detail/implementation_help.hpp>
-# include <boost/range/iterator.hpp>
-# include <boost/range/detail/common.hpp>
-# if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1310)
-#  include <boost/range/detail/remove_extent.hpp>
-# endif
+#include <boost/range/detail/implementation_help.hpp>
+#include <boost/range/iterator.hpp>
+#include <boost/range/detail/common.hpp>
 
 namespace boost
 {
@@ -68,19 +62,11 @@ namespace boost
         template<>
         struct range_end<array_>
         {
-        #if !BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1310)
-            template< typename T, std::size_t sz >
-            static T* fun( T BOOST_RANGE_ARRAY_REF()[sz] )
-            {
-                return boost::range_detail::array_end( boost_range_array );
-            }
-        #else
             template<typename T>
             static BOOST_RANGE_DEDUCED_TYPENAME remove_extent<T>::type* fun(T& t)
             {
                 return t + remove_extent<T>::size;
             }
-        #endif
         };
 
     } // namespace 'range_detail'
@@ -97,5 +83,4 @@ namespace boost
 
 } // namespace 'boost'
 
-# endif // VC6
 #endif
diff --git a/include/boost/range/detail/size.hpp b/include/boost/range/detail/size.hpp
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index fe52ba0..eec134c
--- a/include/boost/range/detail/size.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/range/detail/size.hpp
@@ -14,16 +14,10 @@
 
 #include <boost/config.hpp> // BOOST_MSVC
 #include <boost/detail/workaround.hpp>
-#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1300)
-# include <boost/range/detail/vc6/size.hpp>
-#else
-# include <boost/range/detail/implementation_help.hpp>
-# include <boost/range/detail/size_type.hpp>
-# include <boost/range/detail/common.hpp>
-# if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, == 1300)
-#  include <boost/range/detail/remove_extent.hpp>
-# endif
-# include <iterator>
+#include <boost/range/detail/implementation_help.hpp>
+#include <boost/range/detail/size_type.hpp>
+#include <boost/range/detail/common.hpp>
+#include <iterator>
 
 namespace boost 
 {
@@ -68,19 +62,11 @@ namespace boost
         template<>
         struct range_size_<array_>
         {
-        #if !BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, <= 1300)
-            template< typename T, std::size_t sz >
-            static std::size_t fun( T BOOST_RANGE_ARRAY_REF()[sz] )
-            {
-                return sz;
-            }
-        #else
             template<typename T>
             static std::size_t fun(T& t)
             {
                 return remove_extent<T>::size;
             }
-        #endif
         };
         
         template<>
@@ -155,5 +141,4 @@ namespace boost
     
 } // namespace 'boost'
 
-# endif
 #endif
diff --git a/include/boost/range/detail/vc6/end.hpp b/include/boost/range/detail/vc6/end.hpp
deleted file mode 100755
index 4f76af5..0000000
--- a/include/boost/range/detail/vc6/end.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,170 +0,0 @@
-// Boost.Range library
-//
-//  Copyright Thorsten Ottosen 2003-2004. Use, modification and
-//  distribution is subject to the Boost Software License, Version
-//  1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
-//  http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
-//
-// For more information, see http://www.boost.org/libs/range/
-//
-
-#ifndef BOOST_RANGE_DETAIL_VC6_END_HPP
-#define BOOST_RANGE_DETAIL_VC6_END_HPP
-
-#include <boost/range/detail/implementation_help.hpp>
-#include <boost/range/detail/implementation_help.hpp>
-#include <boost/range/result_iterator.hpp>
-#include <boost/range/detail/common.hpp>
-#include <boost/range/detail/remove_extent.hpp>
-
-namespace boost 
-{
-    namespace range_detail
-    {
-        template< typename T >
-        struct range_end;
-
-        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-        // default
-        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-        
-        template<>
-        struct range_end<std_container_>
-        {
-            template< typename C >
-            struct inner {
-                static BOOST_RANGE_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_result_iterator<C>::type 
-                fun( C& c )
-                {
-                    return c.end();
-                };
-            };
-        };
-                    
-        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-        // pair
-        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-        
-        template<>
-        struct range_end<std_pair_>
-        {
-            template< typename P >
-            struct inner {
-                static BOOST_RANGE_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_result_iterator<P>::type 
-                fun( const P& p )
-                {
-                    return p.second;
-                }
-            };
-        };
- 
-        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-        // array
-        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-        
-        template<>
-        struct range_end<array_>  
-        {
-            template< typename T >
-            struct inner {
-                static BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME remove_extent<T>::type*
-                fun(T& t)
-                {
-                    return t + remove_extent<T>::size;
-                }
-            };
-        };
-
-                
-        template<>
-        struct range_end<char_array_>
-        {
-            template< typename T >
-            struct inner {
-                static BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME remove_extent<T>::type*
-                fun(T& t)
-                {
-                    return t + remove_extent<T>::size;
-                }
-            };
-        };
-        
-        template<>
-        struct range_end<wchar_t_array_>
-        {
-            template< typename T >
-            struct inner {
-                static BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME remove_extent<T>::type*
-                fun(T& t)
-                {
-                    return t + remove_extent<T>::size;
-                }
-            };
-        };
-
-        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-        // string
-        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-        
-        template<>
-        struct range_end<char_ptr_>
-        {
-            template< typename T >
-            struct inner {
-                static char* fun( char* s )
-                {
-                    return boost::range_detail::str_end( s );
-                }
-            };
-        };
-
-        template<>
-        struct range_end<const_char_ptr_>
-        {
-            template< typename T >
-            struct inner {
-                static const char* fun( const char* s )
-                {
-                    return boost::range_detail::str_end( s );
-                }
-            };
-        };
-
-        template<>
-        struct range_end<wchar_t_ptr_>
-        {
-            template< typename T >
-            struct inner {
-                static wchar_t* fun( wchar_t* s )
-                {
-                    return boost::range_detail::str_end( s );
-                }
-            };
-        };
-
-
-        template<>
-        struct range_end<const_wchar_t_ptr_>
-        {
-            template< typename T >
-            struct inner {
-                static const wchar_t* fun( const wchar_t* s )
-                {
-                    return boost::range_detail::str_end( s );
-                }
-            };
-        };
-        
-    } // namespace 'range_detail'
-    
-    template< typename C >
-    inline BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_result_iterator<C>::type 
-    end( C& c )
-    {
-        return range_detail::range_end<range_detail::range<C>::type>::inner<C>::fun( c );
-    }
-    
-} // namespace 'boost'
-
-
-#endif
diff --git a/include/boost/range/detail/vc6/size.hpp b/include/boost/range/detail/vc6/size.hpp
deleted file mode 100755
index 39f559f..0000000
--- a/include/boost/range/detail/vc6/size.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,166 +0,0 @@
-// Boost.Range library
-//
-//  Copyright Thorsten Ottosen 2003-2004. Use, modification and
-//  distribution is subject to the Boost Software License, Version
-//  1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
-//  http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
-//
-// For more information, see http://www.boost.org/libs/range/
-//
-
-
-#ifndef BOOST_RANGE_DETAIL_VC6_SIZE_HPP
-#define BOOST_RANGE_DETAIL_VC6_SIZE_HPP
-
-#include <boost/range/detail/implementation_help.hpp>
-#include <boost/range/detail/size_type.hpp>
-#include <boost/range/detail/common.hpp>
-#include <boost/range/detail/remove_extent.hpp>
-#include <iterator>
-
-namespace boost 
-{
-    namespace range_detail
-    {
-        template< typename T >
-        struct range_size_;
-
-        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-        // default
-        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-        
-        template<>
-        struct range_size_<std_container_>
-        {
-            template< typename C >
-            struct inner {
-                static BOOST_RANGE_DEDUCED_TYPENAME C::size_type fun( const C& c )
-                {
-                    return c.size();
-                };
-            };
-        };
-                    
-        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-        // pair
-        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-        
-        template<>
-        struct range_size_<std_pair_>
-        {
-            template< typename P >
-            struct inner {
-                static BOOST_RANGE_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_size<P>::type 
-                fun( const P& p )
-                {
-                    return std::distance( p.first, p.second );
-                }
-            };
-        };
- 
-        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-        // array
-        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-        template<>
-        struct range_size_<array_>
-        {
-            template<typename T>
-            struct inner {
-                static std::size_t fun(T& t)
-                {
-                    return remove_extent<T>::size;
-                }
-            };
-        };
-        
-        template<>
-        struct range_size_<char_array_>
-        {
-            template<typename T>
-            struct inner {
-                static std::size_t fun(T& t)
-                {
-                    return sizeof(T) / sizeof(T[0]);
-                }
-            };
-        };
-        
-        template<>
-        struct range_size_<wchar_t_array_>
-        {
-            template<typename T>
-            struct inner {
-                static std::size_t fun(T& t)
-                {
-                    return sizeof(T) / sizeof(T[0]);
-                }
-            };
-        };
-
-        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-        // string
-        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-        template<>
-        struct range_size_<char_ptr_>
-        {
-            template<typename T>
-            struct inner {
-                static std::size_t fun( const char* s )
-                {
-                    return boost::range_detail::str_size( s );
-                }
-            };
-        };
-
-        template<>
-        struct range_size_<const_char_ptr_>
-        {
-            template<typename T>
-            struct inner {
-                static std::size_t fun( const char* s )
-                {
-                    return boost::range_detail::str_size( s );
-                }
-            };
-        };
-        
-        template<>
-        struct range_size_<wchar_t_ptr_>
-        {
-            template<typename T>
-            struct inner {
-                static std::size_t fun( const wchar_t* s )
-                {
-                    return boost::range_detail::str_size( s );
-                }
-            };
-        };
-
-        template<>
-        struct range_size_<const_wchar_t_ptr_>
-        {
-            template<typename T>
-            struct inner {
-                static std::size_t fun( const wchar_t* s )
-                {
-                    return boost::range_detail::str_size( s );
-                }
-            };
-        };
-  
-    } // namespace 'range_detail'
-    
-
-    template< typename C >
-    BOOST_RANGE_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_size<C>::type 
-    size( const C& c )
-    {
-        return range_detail::range_size_<range_detail::range<C>::type>::inner<C>::fun( c );
-    }
-    
-} // namespace 'boost'
-
-
-#endif
diff --git a/include/boost/range/iterator_range_core.hpp b/include/boost/range/iterator_range_core.hpp
index 6e68992..f985641 100644
--- a/include/boost/range/iterator_range_core.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/range/iterator_range_core.hpp
@@ -207,14 +207,12 @@ namespace boost
                 m_Begin( impl::adl_begin( r ) ), m_End( impl::adl_end( r ) )
             {}
 
-            #if !BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1300)
             this_type& operator=( const this_type& r )
             {
                 m_Begin  = r.begin();
                 m_End    = r.end();
                 return *this;
             }
-            #endif
 
             template< class Iterator >
             iterator_range& operator=( const iterator_range<Iterator>& r )