VB6 Won't Install On Windows 7 Pro x64
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Recently I had to re-install Windows 7 Pro x64 on my PC. Now I'm trying to install VB6 and I'm having absolutely no luck and I'm not sure why. I didn't have any problems last time I installed it on my PC. When I run the Setup.exe program it will display a message telling me that the program has known compatibility issues and then I click the Run program button. After that nothing happens. After doing some searching I've tried running ACMSETUP.exe and ACMBOOT.exe. When I try that it asks me for my name and the CD key then it comes up with a message saying that I "must first run the installation wizard before running this setup". I found one place that said to try running regedit to apply the key.dat file that's in the root of the CD. Thanks in advance.
Scott
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Recently I had to re-install Windows 7 Pro x64 on my PC. Now I'm trying to install VB6 and I'm having absolutely no luck and I'm not sure why. I didn't have any problems last time I installed it on my PC. When I run the Setup.exe program it will display a message telling me that the program has known compatibility issues and then I click the Run program button. After that nothing happens. After doing some searching I've tried running ACMSETUP.exe and ACMBOOT.exe. When I try that it asks me for my name and the CD key then it comes up with a message saying that I "must first run the installation wizard before running this setup". I found one place that said to try running regedit to apply the key.dat file that's in the root of the CD. Thanks in advance.
Scott
All you had to do was Google "Install VB6 on Windows 7". http://www.fortypoundhead.com/showcontent.asp?artid=20502[^] BTW: Visual anything 6 isn't supported on Windows 7 so this, and every other installation doc on it, is a hack to get it working.
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All you had to do was Google "Install VB6 on Windows 7". http://www.fortypoundhead.com/showcontent.asp?artid=20502[^] BTW: Visual anything 6 isn't supported on Windows 7 so this, and every other installation doc on it, is a hack to get it working.
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Dave KreskowiakDave, Before I posted my message I had already done the Google search you suggested and found the site you found you provided the link to and went there and I tried what it said but all to no avail. I spent half the night searching Google and trying different things. I already know that VB6 isn't supported in Windows 7 but, normally, it does work in Windows 7. Last time I installed it I had absolutely no problems getting it to install - the install ran without any problems. However, last night when I tried to install it, it wouldn't install. One thing I noticed when I looked at Forty Pound Head was that it says you should see ACMSETUP.exe running in the task manager. I had the task manager running and ACMSETUP.exe never started running. I'm wondering if the fact that I installed VS2010 before attempting to install VB6 could have something to do with the problems I'm experiencing. Anyone have any thoughts on that? Thanks again in advance.
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Dave, Before I posted my message I had already done the Google search you suggested and found the site you found you provided the link to and went there and I tried what it said but all to no avail. I spent half the night searching Google and trying different things. I already know that VB6 isn't supported in Windows 7 but, normally, it does work in Windows 7. Last time I installed it I had absolutely no problems getting it to install - the install ran without any problems. However, last night when I tried to install it, it wouldn't install. One thing I noticed when I looked at Forty Pound Head was that it says you should see ACMSETUP.exe running in the task manager. I had the task manager running and ACMSETUP.exe never started running. I'm wondering if the fact that I installed VS2010 before attempting to install VB6 could have something to do with the problems I'm experiencing. Anyone have any thoughts on that? Thanks again in advance.
Installing VS 2010 first was probably your big mistake. You have to install VS6 first.
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Dave Kreskowiak -
Installing VS 2010 first was probably your big mistake. You have to install VS6 first.
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Dave KreskowiakSomehow I had a feeling you were going to say that. :doh: Thanks,
Scott
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Recently I had to re-install Windows 7 Pro x64 on my PC. Now I'm trying to install VB6 and I'm having absolutely no luck and I'm not sure why. I didn't have any problems last time I installed it on my PC. When I run the Setup.exe program it will display a message telling me that the program has known compatibility issues and then I click the Run program button. After that nothing happens. After doing some searching I've tried running ACMSETUP.exe and ACMBOOT.exe. When I try that it asks me for my name and the CD key then it comes up with a message saying that I "must first run the installation wizard before running this setup". I found one place that said to try running regedit to apply the key.dat file that's in the root of the CD. Thanks in advance.
Scott