Installing VB6
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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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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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There is no legitimate download for VB6 or VS6. It's been a dead product for quite some time now.
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There is no legitimate download for VB6 or VS6. It's been a dead product for quite some time now.
Asking questions is a skill CodeProject Forum Guidelines Google: C# How to debug code Seriously, go read these articles.
Dave KreskowiakThanks. This is what I came to after digging around. Typical MC mess.
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Thanks. This is what I came to after digging around. Typical MC mess.
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If you're saying "typical Microsoft mess", they've been screaming "get your apps moved to VB.NET" for the last 20 years. VB6 IDE support ended in 2007(?) and is not supported on any current version of Windows. The VB6 runtimes will be supported until the end-of-life of Windows 11, currently, for the 22H2 version, in 2025. Nobody can complain about it. They've had over 20 years to get the code moved over to .NET.
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Dave Kreskowiak -
If you're saying "typical Microsoft mess", they've been screaming "get your apps moved to VB.NET" for the last 20 years. VB6 IDE support ended in 2007(?) and is not supported on any current version of Windows. The VB6 runtimes will be supported until the end-of-life of Windows 11, currently, for the 22H2 version, in 2025. Nobody can complain about it. They've had over 20 years to get the code moved over to .NET.
Asking questions is a skill CodeProject Forum Guidelines Google: C# How to debug code Seriously, go read these articles.
Dave KreskowiakThen why MFC still works? Microsoft screaming out loud "Wach out! I did something stupid again!" doesn't help me today. I haven't written this application.
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Then why MFC still works? Microsoft screaming out loud "Wach out! I did something stupid again!" doesn't help me today. I haven't written this application.
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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 Kreskowiak -
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:
My question is where I can download(spyware free) VB6 or .ISO image?
And then you are going to run it on what? You would need an OS (windows version) which runs it and then a computer that runs that. Hypothetically one of those links seems like it might be the CD image? Or the installer? So then maybe you can create a VM that would run maybe Windows 95 or Vista? Then run the installer in that? But you would need to find Windows 95/Vista to install in the VM. ----------------------------------------- Myself this is why being a pack rat can be a good thing. I am rather certain I have a computer tucked away with Windows 95 on it. (Never had one with Vista.) I also have all the MSDN CDs/DVDs back to the 90s. (I think that means I have a developer version of Vista though.) I even have some monitors which would be required for that computer. Although I have been thinking of tossing those.
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Single Step Debugger wrote:
My question is where I can download(spyware free) VB6 or .ISO image?
And then you are going to run it on what? You would need an OS (windows version) which runs it and then a computer that runs that. Hypothetically one of those links seems like it might be the CD image? Or the installer? So then maybe you can create a VM that would run maybe Windows 95 or Vista? Then run the installer in that? But you would need to find Windows 95/Vista to install in the VM. ----------------------------------------- Myself this is why being a pack rat can be a good thing. I am rather certain I have a computer tucked away with Windows 95 on it. (Never had one with Vista.) I also have all the MSDN CDs/DVDs back to the 90s. (I think that means I have a developer version of Vista though.) I even have some monitors which would be required for that computer. Although I have been thinking of tossing those.
Yes, this is the case. We are setting VM with Win XP. Also, it looks like with a little trick it can be installed on Win 10. I just don't have the discs.
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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'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.
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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 little development. Apparently, Microsoft still keep download of VB6 two CD's ISO in the MSDN. The name is Visual Basic 6.0 Enterprise or such. I managed to install it on win 10 using this how-to: How To Install Visual Basic 6 (VB6) in Windows 10 • Raymond.CC[^] It didn't help me as in my case there are lot more dependencies(flexgrid, crystal, some ActiveX components etc), but could help to someone in my position with a less complicated project.
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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...
Asking questions is a skill CodeProject Forum Guidelines Google: C# How to debug code Seriously, go read these articles.
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.
Asking questions is a skill CodeProject Forum Guidelines Google: C# How to debug code Seriously, go read these articles.
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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)
"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
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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.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
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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.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
Caveat emptor, certainly. But there are a few honest people left in the world. And a need is a need.
"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
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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.
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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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.
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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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[^]