Installing VB6
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I've heard of people using Oracle VM VirtualBox[^] with varying levels of success. It's apparently free and from Oracle. I also came across this when checking to see if it would fit your need Installing Windows Vista in VirtualBox - TurboFuture[^] I didn't dig around to see if you can get VB6 installed from the same source, but might be worth asking in that community. Having said all that, now is the time to bite the bullet and rewrite that project in a more modern language.
Thank you for that option.
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Because MFC is still very widely used, still supported, and doesn't have anything to do with VB6...
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Dave KreskowiakI mean... even if they don't support it... you have to admit it could at least be available for download.
Jeremy Falcon
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I mean... even if they don't support it... you have to admit it could at least be available for download.
Jeremy Falcon
You'd think but if it's available for download, there's always some whiny little shit who thinks since it's available it's also supported.
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Hi, I have this old VB6 project that I need to modify a little. My question is where I can download(spyware free) VB6 or .ISO image? We do have MSDN subscription, but I can't find anything but the service pack. Found these installation instructions for Win 10: How to install Visual Basic 6 on Windows 10[^] Also some strange download of one CD, that doesn't looks like what I'm searching for: WinWorld: Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0[^] Thanks!
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Noticed I still have the disks for Visual Studio 2000 Enterprise Edition; among other things. Anyway, made me curious what was out there and found this. A lost jewel or ...? [WinWorld: Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0](https://winworldpc.com/product/microsoft-visual-stu/60)
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Hi, I have this old VB6 project that I need to modify a little. My question is where I can download(spyware free) VB6 or .ISO image? We do have MSDN subscription, but I can't find anything but the service pack. Found these installation instructions for Win 10: How to install Visual Basic 6 on Windows 10[^] Also some strange download of one CD, that doesn't looks like what I'm searching for: WinWorld: Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0[^] Thanks!
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I have it still, but it's on an old CD. Problem is, I don't have any CD-ROM drives to read it with. :) I might be going crazy, but I could've sworn MS made a conversion tool to migrate code from VB to VB.NET. That might be worth looking into.
Jeremy Falcon
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Noticed I still have the disks for Visual Studio 2000 Enterprise Edition; among other things. Anyway, made me curious what was out there and found this. A lost jewel or ...? [WinWorld: Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0](https://winworldpc.com/product/microsoft-visual-stu/60)
"Before entering on an understanding, I have meditated for a long time, and have foreseen what might happen. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly, secretly, what I have to say or to do in a circumstance unexpected by other people; it is reflection, it is meditation." - Napoleon I
Google comes up with lots of links to download "VB6"; I wouldn't trust any of them. Aside from the questionable legality, there's no guarantee that the downloads won't be riddled with malware. VS2008 is still available from Microsoft[^], and includes the tools to convert VB6 projects to VB.NET, which would probably be the best place to start.
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Google comes up with lots of links to download "VB6"; I wouldn't trust any of them. Aside from the questionable legality, there's no guarantee that the downloads won't be riddled with malware. VS2008 is still available from Microsoft[^], and includes the tools to convert VB6 projects to VB.NET, which would probably be the best place to start.
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Caveat emptor, certainly. But there are a few honest people left in the world. And a need is a need.
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Hi, I have this old VB6 project that I need to modify a little. My question is where I can download(spyware free) VB6 or .ISO image? We do have MSDN subscription, but I can't find anything but the service pack. Found these installation instructions for Win 10: How to install Visual Basic 6 on Windows 10[^] Also some strange download of one CD, that doesn't looks like what I'm searching for: WinWorld: Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0[^] Thanks!
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Single Step Debugger wrote:
Hi, I have this old VB6 project that I need to modify a little
I've waited before posting my answer. It's "no". At this point it's a crime to "modify it a little". You don't even have to, because competition did update. Welcome to capitalism.
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I have it still, but it's on an old CD. Problem is, I don't have any CD-ROM drives to read it with. :) I might be going crazy, but I could've sworn MS made a conversion tool to migrate code from VB to VB.NET. That might be worth looking into.
Jeremy Falcon
The Migration Wizard. But that thing is so old, it prolly just as supported as VB6. If you have a VB6 project, you're fooked sideways.
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Hi, I have this old VB6 project that I need to modify a little. My question is where I can download(spyware free) VB6 or .ISO image? We do have MSDN subscription, but I can't find anything but the service pack. Found these installation instructions for Win 10: How to install Visual Basic 6 on Windows 10[^] Also some strange download of one CD, that doesn't looks like what I'm searching for: WinWorld: Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0[^] Thanks!
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I am running VB6 on a Windows 10 64-bit computer without any problems. We have even installed VB6 on a Windows 11 computer, also without problems. I have coded in VB6 since 2000 and still do. Have worked on over 3000 programs and have been able to get VB6 to work in automated environments without any problems. I use a wibsite that shows how to install on Windows 10 - How To Install Visual Basic 6 (VB6) in Windows 10[^]
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I am running VB6 on a Windows 10 64-bit computer without any problems. We have even installed VB6 on a Windows 11 computer, also without problems. I have coded in VB6 since 2000 and still do. Have worked on over 3000 programs and have been able to get VB6 to work in automated environments without any problems. I use a wibsite that shows how to install on Windows 10 - How To Install Visual Basic 6 (VB6) in Windows 10[^]
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I am running VB6 on a Windows 10 64-bit computer without any problems - yet.
Fixed that for you. You actually sound quite proud that you are still coding in an obsolete language that is no longer supported, that has to be run on an artificial platform within a platform, and cannot utilise modern architectures and tools. Not sure that I would want that noted on my CV :laugh:
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I am running VB6 on a Windows 10 64-bit computer without any problems - yet.
Fixed that for you. You actually sound quite proud that you are still coding in an obsolete language that is no longer supported, that has to be run on an artificial platform within a platform, and cannot utilise modern architectures and tools. Not sure that I would want that noted on my CV :laugh:
I say yes that VB6 is old. I completely understand why anyone would want to perpetuate it. There is a big huge learning process to move to a completely different language. Most programmers have huge numbers of applications currently in use that need maintenance. There is not much that “can’t be done “ with VB6 Finally, I have a mantra that I have very painfully learned years ago: “IF IT AINT BROKE, DONT FIX IT”
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I say yes that VB6 is old. I completely understand why anyone would want to perpetuate it. There is a big huge learning process to move to a completely different language. Most programmers have huge numbers of applications currently in use that need maintenance. There is not much that “can’t be done “ with VB6 Finally, I have a mantra that I have very painfully learned years ago: “IF IT AINT BROKE, DONT FIX IT”
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IF (YOU THINK) IT AINT BROKE, DONT FIX IT
Fixed that for ya. :)
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