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Hi everyone.
Well, I'm testing Windows 11 build 21996.1 with VB6 SP6 with GUI Mainfest and works perfect! (API, OCX, ADO, etc.)
Images from an old proyect with API, SQL Server remote connection, orthography corrector and Codejock OCX:
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I would have expected that to work (binaries). Can you install the VB 6.0 environment and compile it from there?Quote:
Originally Posted by AthlonArg
Yes, Is totally functionalQuote:
Originally Posted by TysonLPrice
We had to jump through hoops to install VB 6.0 on Windows 10. Were there any issues installing it on Windows 11?Quote:
Originally Posted by AthlonArg
I'm not really concerned if the IDE doesn't function, I can use a previous Windows version for development. More concerned that the compiled exe and support files run without issue.....
How can you troubleshoot any problem that could happen on current Windows versions using an old Windows version for the IDE?Quote:
Originally Posted by SomeYguy
Compile, carry to the other machine and test each change made almost blindly?
Same installation as Win10, move STF files and don't install Data Access, Analyzer and DAOQuote:
Originally Posted by TysonLPrice
All my EXEs was compilated without errorsQuote:
Originally Posted by SomeYguy
TaskDialogIndirect API working without problems (https://www.vbforums.com/showthread....a-Task-Dialogs)
Some caps:
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Sad but true I'm afraid. I've gone to great lengths to write every one of my programs to be as self contained and dependency free as possible in order to (hopefully) minimize potential future OS errors, but one can of course never tell. So if the IDE didn't run on Win 11 but my compiled applications do so without issue then I'm okay with that so long as I can test changes as you say. But since the IDE apparently does run okay then cool! That's icing on the cake :).Quote:
Originally Posted by Eduardo-
The point was that it is important to be able to run the IDE on the target OS.Quote:
Originally Posted by SomeYguy
Yup, I got that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eduardo-
Have there been any version updates for msvbvm60.dll?
I haven't installed win11 yet.
I'm changing the position of the project explorer and other containers, when I close and restart VB6 the position goes back to default.
Interesting. I don't yet have Windows 11 but I would think that the VB6 IDE stores its settings in the registry perhaps? If so then I'm not sure why it wouild change with Win 11......Quote:
Originally Posted by Episcopal
registry images: Win10 and Win11
On win11 could not enter some keys
Is there some certificate problem because VB6 Web browser component does work with most websites but not all.
For example www.google.com works normally, but www.nasdaq.com does not work at all.
Both work if Windows version is 10.
For housekeeping purposes
VB6 runs perfectly in Windows 11
1. Copy the contents of the entire c:\VB6\Setup folder to c:\VB6 or c:\temp [NB: avoid installing from other drives]
2. ONLY 2 Files needed:
Copy the following two files to relevant folders
> SETUPWIZ.INI [to the Setup folder]; and
> VS98ENT.STF [to the folder which contains AUTORUN.INF]
OR
you can get these 2 files from here [just click this line] + detailed content
LucasMKG
....still loading ../.
I installed VB6 Pro normally, just disabled data access ...
Edit: But another way to install is always welcome.
I'm using VB6 IDE in Windows 11 (as I did also in Windows 10).
But I upgraded Windows 10, VB6 was already installed, so I still didn't have to install it on Windows 11 but I guess it would be the same as it was to install on Windows 10.
Here, for those who haven't seen it, is Microsoft's Support Statement for Visual Basic 6.0 on Windows...
Microsoft Visual Basic 6 support policy
Windows 11 (and Windows Server 2022) are included.
hummm .... until a few days ago win2022 was not included. Glad he went even further.Quote:
Originally Posted by VB6 Programming
Considering the time spread between OS releases, that buys us another 3 - 6 years of *whew!*.Quote:
Originally Posted by SomeYguy
According to MS, we could expect 10 years.
"This lifetime is five years of mainstream support and five years of extended support from the time that a given version of Windows ships. "
My legacy VB6 apps need to outlast either myself or all my clients that use them. ;-)
While I was able to install VB6 on Win11 easily and with no problems and the IDE seems fine, I am running into issues with "porting" code over to Win11.
For example, I have an program I've been working with for years. If I copy the project directory from 10 to 11 and load the project into VB6, it throws errors, mostly having to do with some ocx files not loading, even though I verify the files are where VB6 is looking for them and they are registered with the system
Problem solved in version 358 of win11.Quote:
Originally Posted by Episcopal
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES! I can sell my apps another 6-10 year more!.
If it's the same issue that's been causing that for me when I migrated from 7 to 10 recently, click yes to continue loading project, just don't touch anything, immediately re-add the objects though the Components or References, exit saving only changes to the .vbp, and reload the project. Then all is well.Quote:
Originally Posted by KenHorse
Side note, even if there's issues with open sourcing VB6 as a whole... why not open source msvbvm60.dll? If Microsoft did that, the community could presumably maintain compatibility for compiled projects ourselves.
Words cannot express the disappointment of not finding the source to that DLL anywhere in the massive source leak. Wasn't expecting the IDE obviously, but the runtime? Damn. Hackers need to get on that.
(That said, even just the XP/2003/NT4/2000 sources have been a huge boon for troubleshooting things not working in VB and figuring out what some undocumented stuff did)
What I do is to start the IDE as admin with the project that I want.
If the ocx/dlls are in Syswow64 no problem, it finds them and creates the oca files.
If I get an error then cancel the load and/or close without saving.
I open the *.vbp file with Notepad and see what components it uses.
Then open the IDE as admin with a new project, and go to where those components files are and register them one by one from the Component and References menus.
Close that new project without saving and now you are ready to open your actual project, with or without admin rights.
IMO, since VB6 contains a lot of Microsoft's core technologies that are far more valuable than Microsoft's other products, Microsoft will probably never open source VB6 unless Microsoft drops Office entirely.Quote:
Originally Posted by fafalone
Friends,
I have installed the VB 6.0 in Windows 11 successfully.
I am facing 3 issues.
1. When I open the project, system shows the "Error during load. Refer....xxx.log for details". It shows all my forms. Please help me to fix the issue.
2. Compile Error, Cannot find project or Library. It throwing error in this line, rs.CursorLocation = adUseClient
Note : This error showing in Windows 11 only. Earlier I was used in Windows 7. No error. In project references earlier it was added "Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects 2.8 Library".
3. Even Trim() function also throws Compile Error, Cannot find project or Library Error.
In addition, While searching SP6, I have found this file "VB60SP6-KB2708437-x86-ENU.exe" and installed. But nothing changed.
Please help to fix the above issues.
Thanks & Regards,
Guna
Answers between questions.Quote:
Originally Posted by gunapriyan
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Originally Posted by TysonLPrice
Sir,
Thanks for your reply. But problem still there sir.
I have downloaded the msado60_Backcompat_i386.tbl library and loaded into VB Project reference. I hope that i had downloaded wrong library. Please guide me to download the correct library. But still compile error showing.
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Please find the attachment sir. But still compile error showing sir.
Please help me sir.
Thanks sir.
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Does anyone successfully installed the vb6 service pack 6?
After running setupsp6.exe, the following error appears:
Visual studio 6.0 service pack 6 setup was not completed successfully.
Did you run it as administrator from the default directory?
Also sometimes it updates files but just a few things at the end fail they may or may not be strictly neccessary; did you check the About box in VB6 to see if the files were actually updated?
Try install it yourself.
There is no description for the sp6 when showing the about box in the ide.
And vb6 crash immediately and disappear when run.
I no longer find in the control panel the uninstall of visual studio 6. Does anyone have same problem? I also install other version of visual studio like blend for visual studio and visual studio 2022 etc and these are found.
Also the command line of
setup /U /R
does not clear up the existing ocpy of visual studio 6.
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Originally Posted by AthlonArg
I can not get it to install in Windows 11. I have found that if the computer had Windows 10 on it and VB6 installed on it before updating it works.
I have a brand new computer with Windows 11 and the IDE will not install. It goes through all the motions until the last "Click to install" and then returns a pop-up window that just states "Visual Basic cannot install" - no damn details.
Dave
then YOU are doing something wrong. there are lots of threads about this, and many show you HOW to successfully install VB6 and SP6 on win7, 8, 10 and 11.
Well, I do not know what that is. Running setup in Windows XP SP3 mode, as administrator. Since first entering my license key, I had selected "Typical", which I grant you, I know now is wrong. When I try to re-install, it no longer gives me that option, apparently thinking I already selected it. I do not know how to treat it as a fresh install. I search the registry and really didn't find any keys that may show that an installation of it is in progress, but I really do not know what to search for.Quote:
Originally Posted by SamOscarBrown
As I said, I installed it several times under Windows 10 without issue.
Dave
Hey!!!! By going between two installation copies a few times, it finally got upset with me and asked me what options I wanted. I eliminated the two documented image issues, even though it said it wouldn't run.Quote:
Originally Posted by SamOscarBrown
It seems to work well. Now I am searching for the SP. I have an old service pack copy but it upset that I am not installing it from the same location; I dunno. I need a fresh copy. I'll keep looking.
that's impractical in some cases. We build for windows server but don't have any local machines running it. You really just need to make sure that MSBuild can compile your program on the other machine. Of course that's .net but the reasoning is the same.
The Wayback Machine has SP6 archived. See the posts from the following thread:Quote:
Originally Posted by daveyk021
https://www.vbforums.com/showthread....=1#post5560760
axtools is crashing the IDE from time to time .... and is this happening to you?
Microsoft apparently canning P2P Win32 services on Windows 11 23H2
https://www.neowin.net/news/microsof...h2-windows-12/
For those of you who are more experienced, will this change anything in VB6?
vb6 IDE and the development of software adhere to 25 years, really not easy, perhaps Microsoft's heart still retains the love of VB6, after all, he is Bill's first wife. Although he still has many lovers, Bill is old, but he will never want to force VB6 to run on WINDOWS.
If one day Indians buy Microsoft or completely take over the leadership, will they do a lot of damage to VB6,VB.NET and other users?