With this code you can add a ProgressBar to your application without having to use the Microsoft Windows Common Controls 5.0 or 6.0 component.
Add the module to your project. Then add a label to your form, name it lblProgBar and remove the caption.
vb Code:
Private Sub Form_Load()
PBarLoad 1, Me.hWnd, lblProgBar.Left \ Screen.TwipsPerPixelX, lblProgBar.Top \ Screen.TwipsPerPixelY, lblProgBar.Width \ Screen.TwipsPerPixelX, lblProgBar.Height \ Screen.TwipsPerPixelY
PBarSetRange 1, 0, 100
PBarSetPos 1, 0
End Sub
All credits go to the author (no idea who it is).