[RESOLVED] Installing Visual Basic 5.0 under Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit

[Nightwalker83]

Unfortunately, I am unable to check for you see I no longer have VB5 but looking at the VB6.0 information it says "32-bit". Which version of Win 7 are you using?

Edit:

Looking on google I haven't been able to locate how to install VB5 on Win 7. However, people have posted with problem with VB5.0 on Win 7 once they have installed it.

[esposito]

Unfortunately, I am unable to check for you see I no longer have VB5 but looking at the VB6.0 information it says "32-bit". Which version of Win 7 are you using?

I'm using Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit).

The incriminated file that generates the error message is

E:\Vb\Setup\Setup.exe

As you can see in the screenshot below, the message reads "Unsupported 16-bit application".

[Nightwalker83]

I'm using Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit).

The incriminated file that generates the error message is

E:\Vb\Setup\Setup.exe

See if this helps. Unfortunately, the compatibility option I was think of only works on the higher versions of Win 7 such as Professional, Business and Ultimate.

[esposito]

I think the compatibility problem only regards the installation of VB5/6. Once it has been installed, it works just fine under Win7. Is there any way I could make VB5 work by copying the VB5 folder from my XP computer and pasting it under Win7?

[Nightwalker83]

I think the compatibility problem only regards the installation of VB5/6. Once it has been installed, it works just fine under Win7. Is there any way I could make VB5 work by copying the VB5 folder from my XP computer and pasting it under Win7?

You could try it but I think the compatibility covers both installation and running the software.

[esposito]

You could try it but I think the compatibility covers both installation and running the software.

There could be problems with the registration of the main runtime files (I'm not going to install any OCXs, though).