"side-by-side configuration is incorrect" problem for VB6.exe in Windows 10

[wisekat]

We discussed the ability to use VB6 IDE with visual styles in Windows 10 in this forum thread. I solved my problem by incorporating the ComCtl32 v6 manifest into the vb6.exe file with the help of Microsoft manifest tool mt.exe - see post #5 in the aforementioned thread.

I saved the original vb6.exe file before adding the manifest in the case I would need to return to it later. Now I need to use the original vb6.exe. I restored it to the "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\VB98\" folder. But when I launch VB6, I get this error:



How to solve this problem?