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  • VB6 and Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

    From scbs29@21:1/5 to All on Tue May 25 17:55:57 2021
    Hello all
    Has anyone any experience of installing VB6 onto Windows 10 Pro 64-bit ?
    I have done some research on the web and find that
    a. It will install with no problems
    b. It will not install at all
    c. It will install but only a custom install, no Data Acces or ActiveX components.
    d. The usual msjava.dll problem, easily solved
    e. Install and run as Administrator
    f. Not necessary to use Administrator mode.

    I have also come across mention of a tool vb6installler from nuke.vbcorner.net which by all account allows vb6
    installation. Has anyone tried it ?

    I have writen a number of programs to help with my wifes crafting projects. All written with VB6 using ADO to get data
    from an Access 2003 database.

    I was considering changing data detqils to an INI file, but there are quite a few programs, and they work fine under
    Access and ADO.

    Can anyone advise ?
    TIA

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  • From John K.Eason@21:1/5 to All on Tue May 25 19:20:00 2021
    In article <nfaqagpm6q1lvcrbgncqkcqmrjeain04vp@4ax.com>, scbs29@fred.talktalk.net
    (scbs29) wrote:

    *From:* scbs29 <scbs29@fred.talktalk.net>
    *Date:* Tue, 25 May 2021 17:55:57 +0100

    Hello all
    Has anyone any experience of installing VB6 onto Windows 10 Pro
    64-bit ?
    I have done some research on the web and find that
    a. It will install with no problems
    b. It will not install at all
    c. It will install but only a custom install, no Data Acces or
    ActiveX components.
    d. The usual msjava.dll problem, easily solved
    e. Install and run as Administrator
    f. Not necessary to use Administrator mode.

    I have also come across mention of a tool vb6installler from nuke.vbcorner.net which by all account allows vb6
    installation. Has anyone tried it ?

    I have writen a number of programs to help with my wifes crafting
    projects. All written with VB6 using ADO to get data
    from an Access 2003 database.

    I was considering changing data detqils to an INI file, but there
    are quite a few programs, and they work fine under
    Access and ADO.

    I've been using it without problems here under W10 Pro 64-bit since I built this
    machine at the end of 2019. Can't remember what I had to do to install it, but apart from creating a zero-length msjava.dll file I don't think I had to do anything else to get it to install or update to SP6.
    I'm still using DAO and Jet to create and access database files but ADO works fine
    too with them. - Never worked out how to access later Access databases.
    I do run it as Administrator from a desktop shortcut, but am not sure if that's really necessary, but I don't use it that much nowadays so haven't really bothered
    to investigate.

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  • From nobody@21:1/5 to All on Wed May 26 06:57:08 2021
    I recently installed VB6 on a new PC with no problems at all apart from
    the known "Data access" caveat.

    If you are using the original CD's, when you get to the part that lets
    you choose what features you want installed make sure you DO NOT check
    the "Data access components", or the installation will hang.

    (You do not need these installed as they are now a part on Windows anyway)



    On 25/05/2021 17:55, scbs29 wrote:
    Hello all
    Has anyone any experience of installing VB6 onto Windows 10 Pro 64-bit ?
    I have done some research on the web and find that
    a. It will install with no problems
    b. It will not install at all
    c. It will install but only a custom install, no Data Acces or ActiveX components.
    d. The usual msjava.dll problem, easily solved
    e. Install and run as Administrator
    f. Not necessary to use Administrator mode.

    I have also come across mention of a tool vb6installler from nuke.vbcorner.net which by all account allows vb6
    installation. Has anyone tried it ?

    I have writen a number of programs to help with my wifes crafting projects. All written with VB6 using ADO to get data
    from an Access 2003 database.

    I was considering changing data detqils to an INI file, but there are quite a few programs, and they work fine under
    Access and ADO.

    Can anyone advise ?
    TIA


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  • From scbs29@21:1/5 to nobody on Wed May 26 17:20:28 2021
    Thanks for the advice.
    VB6 now installed and running fine.

    On Wed, 26 May 2021 06:57:08 +0100, nobody <nobody@nowhere.non> wrote:

    I recently installed VB6 on a new PC with no problems at all apart from
    the known "Data access" caveat.

    If you are using the original CD's, when you get to the part that lets
    you choose what features you want installed make sure you DO NOT check
    the "Data access components", or the installation will hang.

    (You do not need these installed as they are now a part on Windows anyway)



    On 25/05/2021 17:55, scbs29 wrote:
    Hello all
    Has anyone any experience of installing VB6 onto Windows 10 Pro 64-bit ?
    I have done some research on the web and find that
    a. It will install with no problems
    b. It will not install at all
    c. It will install but only a custom install, no Data Acces or ActiveX components.
    d. The usual msjava.dll problem, easily solved
    e. Install and run as Administrator
    f. Not necessary to use Administrator mode.

    I have also come across mention of a tool vb6installler from nuke.vbcorner.net which by all account allows vb6
    installation. Has anyone tried it ?

    I have writen a number of programs to help with my wifes crafting projects. All written with VB6 using ADO to get data
    from an Access 2003 database.

    I was considering changing data detqils to an INI file, but there are quite a few programs, and they work fine under
    Access and ADO.

    Can anyone advise ?
    TIA


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  • From Wendelin Uez@21:1/5 to All on Wed May 26 18:47:22 2021
    remove fred before emailing

    who is fred?

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  • From John K.Eason@21:1/5 to Wendelin Uez on Wed May 26 19:24:00 2021
    In article <s8lvtg$i1k$3@dont-email.me>, wuez@online.de (Wendelin Uez) wrote:

    *From:* "Wendelin Uez" <wuez@online.de>
    *Date:* Wed, 26 May 2021 18:47:22 +0200

    remove fred before emailing

    who is fred?

    He's in your head! :^)
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    John

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  • From Firewall@21:1/5 to All on Thu May 27 02:37:28 2021
    I still have problems installing VB6 in Win 10 Pro 64-bit.
    tried so many guides from internet without succeeded.

    Now I'm trying to fix my old Win 7 laptop.

    Any help/suggestions appreciate.

    Regards,

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  • From Wolfgang =?utf-8?Q?=CE=95nzinger?=@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jul 10 18:37:11 2021
    Am Thu, 27 May 2021 02:37:28 -0700 (PDT) Firewall wrote:

    I still have problems installing VB6 in Win 10 Pro 64-bit.
    tried so many guides from internet without succeeded.

    Now I'm trying to fix my old Win 7 laptop.

    Any help/suggestions appreciate.

    see if this helps:

    Visual Studio 6.0 Installer wizard v.6.2
    http://nuke.vbcorner.net/

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