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Anyone had any luck gettign VB6 to install under Windows 8?
I just tried to install the Enterprise Edition VB6 on Windows 8 Enterprise. Got a few compatibilty messages then it appeared to hang for a while but then went through the install process right up to the end where it stopped responding.
Anyone else tried this yet?
Update:
After I finally aborted te install I got a message that the install failed but I could see that VB6 was installed on the system. To what extent is hard to say but it is there and using run as administrator seems to work or at least the IDE fires up and will start a new project.
So I tried to install SP6 using run as administrator which fails right away. I tried SP5 same result. tried using compatibility mode for both the VB6 install and the SP6 install same results :(
I have exactly the same problem. I think that what happens here is that although VB6 APPEARS to install (and actually runs OK), because it hangs at the end of setup it is not registered as an installed program on the system. It does not appear as an intalled program, so you can't even uninstall it on my machine. So...when SP6 is trying to install it can't find the VB6 installation. That's my theory, but I can't find the solution, so I hope that with this added bit of info someone can resolve it! Incidentally, I have a completely trouble-free installation on Windows 7 64-bit, so its obviously a Windows 8 problem rather than a 64-bit issue.
I Think . you need to start to write the code in vb.net and c# . vb6 is old boredom now .i also tried 32 bits vb6 with service pack6 installation
on windows 8 . bit but it finally it says install failed .
All my current apps are of course being written in .NET ! However, I have a gigantic app which has evolved over some 15 years, and the client will not even consider paying for a re-write, so I just need to maintain it. Hence the need for VB6. I am currently running VB6 SP6 under XP on a VM to get round the problem, but would ideally prefer to get a working VB6 directly on Win8
as my vb6 applicatioin is working under window 7 smoothly from last 2 years.really i did not get any error message or anything in windows 7. but really it is bad for me .i am unable to install vb6 on windows 8 .
Yes VB6 works fine under windows 7 but the installation fails to complete under windows 8 and this is the issue and yes VB6 is old but there are many folks out there who like me have many apps that were written in VB6 that must continue to be supported and not converted to vb.Net not to mention that many of us just like VB6 in general.
At any rate the issue is about a failed install under Windows 8 and if there is a solution for this that anyone is aware of.
I believe these are instructions for the beta verision of win 8 but it may still work.
http://www.fortypoundhead.com/showco...sp?artid=23916
This advice given in the 'fortypounder' link works on the basis of killing off the setup process when it 'hangs' at the end of the installation. This results in a VB6 program which runs, but is not fully recorded as being installed (so you don't see it in Control Panel|Programs for uninstallation options). Because it's not known as a correctly installed program, the SP6 fails to install because it can't find the VB6 installation location! That's my findings anyway!
Yep, I tried that before I started the thread, VB6 does appear to work after the install fails to complete but you can not install the service packs and without at least SP5 installed it is of no use for me. If memory serves there was a bug in the datagrid that kept the first field in the first record from being displayed which was later corrected maybe in SP1 or 2. I know before the service release I was unable to use it for my development projects.
So the ultimate issue is being able to install the service pack but the reason it appears to fail is due to the issue installing VB6 where the install hangs before it updates the system properly.
You might want to read the discussions on the subject here on the forums just such for "VB6 and Windows 8" and they should appear. I think most of the discussions were in the general development section.
i think this thread needs to be moved on general development section .
at last i did it. --- installed Visual Studio 6.0 + sp6 on windows 8 64 bit.
>Re: VB6 and Windows 8 at last i did it.
Care to share...
Why should it be moved there? The thread is directly related to VB6 and has nothing to do with general development.Quote:
Originally Posted by firoz.raj
So how about you let us know how you managed to get it to work?Quote:
at last i did it. --- installed Visual Studio 6.0 + sp6 on windows 8 64 bit.
Don't shout on me guys!!! Updated this thread to keep alive the hopes once sp6 shows the message installation finished successfully.
Later on realized the the splash screen still shows VB6 --- no sign of sp6. So to confirm the installation for past few days was just behind to install the old code run on the 64bit W8. And the fact is still struggling to install the 3rd party components.
Below is what I saved as .reg file and updated the registry to continue with sp6 installation.
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\MS Setup (ACME)]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\MS Setup (ACME)\Table Files]
"Visual Basic 6.0 Enterprise [email protected] (1033)"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio\\VB98\\Setup\\1033\\setup.stf"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Visual Basic 6.0 Enterprise Edition]
"DisplayName"="Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Enterprise Edition"
"UninstallString"="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio\\VB98\\Setup\\1033\\Setup.exe\""
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However, it is software related and not only to VB6 but VS 6.0 in general.Quote:
Originally Posted by DataMiser
The only parts of VS 6.0 that were ever supported at any level post-XP was VB6 and some of the tools. With some tweaking you can get Visual InterDev installed and working, but there was never any support for VC++, VFP, or anything else in VS6.
So I'd agree this is a VB6 topic and not a VS6 topic.
When I first started using Windows 7 I had a VS6 Pro disk set and was unable to install. I ended up getting the VB6 Enterprise Edition CDs and installing from there without a problem. Under Windows 8 the Enterprise Edition fails to complete setup and apparently is the reason that SP 6 will not install.
Still looking for a way to get this up and running under Windows 8
I don't see a thread relating to this issue at http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/For...elopmentissues yet, could it be time to start one? I have not found that site especially helpful but occasionally it throws up good stuff and I guess it is in Microsoft's face. I'm not into W8 yet and just watching...
VB6+sp6 successfully installed on 32 bit-windows8.
Even installed 3rd party controls. compiled the legacy code like a champ. Debugging also works fine. No unusal observation so far on 32 bit.
Struggling to install 3rd party controls on 64 bit windows8...
I added the registry entries given in Post #17 and was able to get the SP6 install to run and complete. The about screen still does not show SP6 but the install did seem to be sucessful.
Seems promising anyway :)
Quote:
Originally Posted by mukulvarshney
Are you using Windows 7 32 bit or 64 bit? I have VB6 Enterprise but it failed on Windows 7 64 bit. Like many of you, I don't like .net. Like VB6, I'm old and set in my ways.Quote:
Originally Posted by DataMiser
I have both 32 and 64 bit. Ultimate and Pro versions. I think I had to right click on the setup and run as admin but can't remember for sure.
Thanks for the information DataMiser.
Some how i was able to proceed in installing the 3rd party controls. But VB6 code failed to compile and i seriously doubt if sp6 really got installed. DataMiser, u have tried sp6 installation with registry updates, now does sp6 really got installed?
I really do not know if it was successful or not. The install seems to complete and no errors were reported but the about screen does not show SP6.
I have not tried to build an exe on that machine yet.
I don't have Windows 8 so cannot provide any help on installing VB6, I'm afraid. I'm more concerned with how VB6 apps run on the new OS. Has anyone encountered any problems so far?
Do you have installed Windows 8 on your System ? .what is the meaning I don't have Windows 8 so cannot provide any help on installing VB6 ? .if it is windows xp,windows 7(32 bit) .thereQuote:
I don't have Windows 8 so cannot provide any help on installing VB6, I'm afraid. I'm more concerned with how VB6 apps run on the new OS. Has anyone encountered any problems so far?
should not be any problem to installing vb6 .
I think he is referring to apps written in vb6 being able to work on other peoples systems who are using windows 8
Compiled exe (VB6 code) runs ok on win8 32bit and 64 bit. Till now no problem observed.
Remote data service server components are removed in Windows 8 (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...v=vs.85).aspx). Probably some related components removed from 64 bit W8 and hence vb6 doesnot install completed and stuck for updating RDSServer.DataFactory.
Good news guys... able to compile my vb6 code and execute it on windows8 64 bit. So getting an impression vb6+sp6 on 64 bit win8 is posssible.
Good news, mukulvarshney. Thanks for the feedback!
Yep, indeed I was. And mukulvarshney has confirmed that VB6 SP6 apps can run on Win8 64-bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by DataMiser
Legacy VB6 apps may be on to a winner with the Win 8 Metro interface -- Office 2013 looks like it was built for Windows 3. :-)
Registry entries above worked for me to get SP6 installed. I found it easier to export them from my old Win 2k8 machine - I was using professional not enterprise so wanted to get the wording right.
The splash screen doesn't say SP6 but installer said successful and all the SP6 controls are available and seem to load fine.
Mousewheel fix worked fine as well. As an aside, when installing vb6 initially I just rebooted when it was hung and the installer did continue on reboot - just through that MSDN stuff.
I recall when setting vb6 up on a Win7 machine that there were a couple of registry keys I could change permissions on to enable vb6 to work well without having to run as Admin or in compatability mode... anyone recall what those keys were? I got it from a blog or forum post and never bookmarked it.
Good news (I think) - Got VB6 installed and running with SP6 in W8 by installing in a clean W7, installing VB6 enterprise (From Visual Studio 2000) + SP6 etc. and then upgrading the W7 to W8. Everything seems to work OK in the IDE - compiles .exe's so far - only problem is that one of my VB6 programs causes VB6 to crash when exiting the program i.e. does not exit cleanly back into the IDE - this app uses MSHFlexgrid which I think may be the issue. Hope this helps you guys out there in VB land.
For the future:Quote:
Originally Posted by terryh
My VS6 Installer tool (free) install VS6 / VB6 without problems and has been tested successfully in Windows 8.
The link can be found in the signature.
Also, see the video.
:wave:
Upgrade from win 7 to win8, Was it 64 bit or 32 bit ?Quote:
Originally Posted by terryh
W7 ultimate 64 bit to W8 pro 64 bit - the problem I had crashing on exit was not the flexgrid but a mousewheel hook which was not unloading correctly on exit.Quote:
Originally Posted by mukulvarshney
alternative ... would be the portable vb6 :)
There is no such thing. That would be a hacked/pirated or bogus version and not something that anyone should be using.Quote:
Originally Posted by DracullSoft
I just installed VB6 on Win 8 64 bit, but when I open I get this OLE automation error. It will still let me use the program, so what does this error mean?
Are you starting it as administrator?
No, nope I haven't, but I just tried it, and did not get that error, THANK@!!!
@DataMiser
Portable vb6 - i guess you could say its hacked or you could say its repacked in a slim version :rolleyes: but it do exist
http://planet-source-code.com/vb/scr...73790&lngWId=1
When I say there is no such thing I mean that there is no such product. Apparently someone has posted a hacked version on the internet and gave it such a name. Such a thing is totally illegal and should not be used not to mention it likely would not work and possibly may cause problems with your system as well as possible fines/jail.
I was told by techies that you have to install a special patch program, to have it run on Windows 8.00. However the SP6 that is currently doing the rounds, it is only for Windows XP, Vista and Win7. However with the information that I have been given it means that you just have to wait until they release a SP6 for Windows 8.00...
I have been able to write a version of my own type of BASIC programming languages, which in turn is a very small and very compact and which is a very powerful version of C/C++/C#, Java, Director, DHTML and also Pascal dirived types of commands and processes, too. I call it Visual Suite's QuickDirector. Which comes inside the Windows SX, type of operating system, as the native language, in which it works with. However all of my products, have been written inside Visual Basic 6.00 COM for Windows 32-Bit...Quote:
Originally Posted by DracullSoft
How can you have a version of basic that is very small, very compact, very powerful version of c/c++/c#, Java ect... sounds to me like you are just blowing smoke.
I've install VB6 on windows 8; but there is a problem, I can NOT work with DataEnvironment modules, and I've been trying to install the MSDE.DLL AND MSDERUN.DLL and still I can NOT work with DataEnvironment. Please, help me with this, the Adding DataEnvironment module does not appear.Quote:
Originally Posted by gibra
I think 100 out of 100 experienced VB6 programmers will tell you that you should NOT be using the DataEnvironment.Quote:
Originally Posted by macaco
Rob
PS This comment is not related to your post.
Someone earlier in this thread suggested that the OP should stop using VB6 and move to VB.NET
This is a VB6 forum, and I really think it is not appropriate for posters to do that.
This doesn't depend of my VSInstaller tool :DQuote:
Originally Posted by macaco
The problem is that the DataEnvironment ISN'T supported.
Always keep in mind this:
Support Statement for Visual Basic 6.0 on Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows 8
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/ms788708.aspx
See the section: Unsupported Runtime Files
However, as Bobbles has wrote, the use of DataEnvironment has always been discouraged, because it is an instrument with bugs and limitations insurmountable.
Besides the DataEnvironment is useless (as is the ADODC, the DataList and DataCombo), you should instead use the library of objects ADODB.
:wave:
Yep, in 12 years of working with VB6 I have yet to see a reason to use the DataEnvironment or the ADODC. Always use ADO Code instead.
Hello,
Thank you for this tool.
I have a question: I've tried to install VB6 ENT (English) on Windows 8 64bit. I am using the Version of our MSDN Subscription. This version contains 2 CDs as ISO files.
However, when selecting the sources your tool tells me that "The selected folder does not appear to be correct". This happens in both cases, when selecting the source as the root of the virtual CD drive or the unpacked ISO in a folder on the harddrive.
Any idea what am I doing wrong?
I developed VS6 Installer using Visual Studio 6.8 Enteprise 'retail' version (5 CD), therefore I don't know the contents of MSDN Subscription CDs.Quote:
Originally Posted by syshack
I can try to discover the differences.
Should me contact privately: vbcorner [at] vbcorner.net
Send me 2 files TXT that contains the complete directory of you 2 CDs.
Insert CD1 in you [DRIVE], open a DOS Prompt (*) (black screen) and type:
Dir [DRIVE]\*.* > C:\CD1.TXT
repeat for CD2
Dir [DRIVE]\*.* > C:\CD2.TXT*
(*) Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Prompt Comands
Thank you!Quote:
Originally Posted by gibra
I just sent you an email with the filelist of both CDs, with both English and German versions.
I also tried the installation of a retail VB6 PRO German version: Your tool works to prepare the installation files, but the installation process itself hangs, similar as the ENT edition in XP compatibility mode.
That results to an incomplete installation in the registry and the SP6 cannot be installed. The VB6 IDE itself somehow starts, but that is not really a proper installation and SP6 is very recommended.
Thank you for any suggestion.
A.K.
You can add the reg entries as outlined in this thread and then SP6 will install
What works for me, may not apply to many of you.
I bend over backwards to avoid dependencies.
I have about 5 at the most, but pretty rare for my programs to use all 5.
I have deliberately stuck with SP5, as there was no apparent benefit to me to install SP6
Rob
PS I am now over 70, so it is illegal to flame me.
1st problem:Quote:
Originally Posted by syshack
My VS6 Installer install VS6.0 (Enterprise or Pro) and VB6.0 (Pro only, NOT Enteprise).
Now I have add VB6.0 Enteprise (thank you for filelist)
So, I send to you the updated version. Try it and let me know.
IMPORTANT: remember to create the ROOT folder before to run the Steps (1,2 and 3)
2nd problem:
My VS6 Installer is intended for install the old Service Pack 6.0 only.
The lastest SP should be installed separately.