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It looks like the Visual Basic 6 holdouts can breathe yet another sigh of relief. Visual Basic 6 seems to work with Windows 10 as do VB6 apps, though not without some caveats.

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Oct 23, 2020 Download Microsoft Visual Basic Runtime SP6 for free. Microsoft Visual Basic Runtime SP6 - VBRun60sp6.exe is a self-extracting executable file that installs the latest versions of the Microsoft Visual Basic run-time files that are required by all applications that are created with Visual Basic 6.

Yes, you can download Windows 7 64-bit Ultimate support the Visual Basic 32-bit 6.0 runtime DLL. You may refer the following articles for more information: Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Service Pack 6 Cumulative Update. Aug 16, 2007 Service Pack 6 for Visual Basic 6.0 provides the latest updates to Visual Basic 6.0. It is recommended for all users of Visual Basic 6.0. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com. The Visual Basic team's goal is that Visual Basic 6.0 applications continue to run on supported Windows versions. Key Visual Basic 6.0 runtime files, used in the majority of application scenarios, are shipping in and supported in Windows.

I’ve been reading a few threads in various forums where most people have had few to no problems developing VB6 apps or running them in Windows 10. I’ve seen at least one VB6 developer that claims they’re OCX laden application has issues when loading. They say that some of the controls simply fail to load at runtime. Funny enough, it happens only on 32 bit Windows and 64 bit Windows 10 works fine. They gave no information if these were new installs or legacy upgrades.

Another developer claims to have problems installing VB6 Service Pack 6 on Windows 10. They tracked it down to two Registry keys not being written. This website gives a process to install VB6 in Windows 10. The fact there is now a procedure to install an old app on a new operating system should be pause for concern.

The only way to get hold of VB6 is to have a MSDN subscription. The subscription is $500 so that doesn’t seem like a huge burden. But then again, remember that Microsoft is not supporting VB6 though the VB6 runtime is shipped with Windows 10.

There are a boatload of VB6 applications still out there so I think support for VB6 will be around for a long time. In April, 2014 an InfoQ article stated there were hundreds of VB6 developer positions listed on Dice and Monster. VB6 officially went out of support in 2008 so good luck finding entry level and even junior developers to fill those spots – no one is learning VB6 any more. One of my old clients has had a revolving door of VB6 developers for several years now and it’s getting harder and harder to find competent VB6 developers, and developers that wish to work with it.

As a Xojo consultant we’ve converted quite a few VB6 apps. Well, convert is a strong word, really it’s a rewrite. Despite both using a BASIC-like language, the two languages are diverging rapidly (not that they were ever really all that close to begin with). Many issues that we spent a lot of time working around in VB6 just don’t happen in Xojo. In our experience entire modules and classes just disappear because we don’t need them in Xojo.

Xojo is updated several times a year while VB6 isn’t. Xojo is about ready to release a new version that creates 64 bit versions of Mac OS X, Windows, Linux for desktop, console, and web apps. iOS will also be 32 bit and 64 bit. VB6 is stuck building only 32 bit Windows apps.

Is Xojo a perfect alternative for VB6? No. It is not perfect for every application. Because its strength is really cross platform applications there are compromises all over the place. If you look at Mac and Linux applications they just don’t have the complex controls that Windows does. For some this is a deal breaker because their application demands it. However, if you want a Mac OS X or Linux version of your application you’ll want to redesign the UI anyway.

Ten years ago our clients came to us for Windows apps first and if we could do a Mac version for the graphics geek that was great. Now, they come to us for Mac apps first and if we can do a Windows version for the accountant in the corner that’s great. Xojo does web apps now and that’s become an increasingly larger portion of our business and VB6 just doesn’t compete in that area.

The Xojo universe is full of VB6 developers and the Xojo forums are full of them. The developers that have found and started using Xojo usually go through a short learning curve and a few WTF moments. And then, after they stop trying to make Xojo work just like VB6, they embrace the tool and enjoy life again.

Windows 10 is yet another bullet dodged for VB6 hold outs. At what point do you start to panic and find an alternative? I guess if you’ve waited this long you’re hoping that Microsoft keeps supporting the VB6 runtime forever.

I am biased, naturally, but Xojo really is a good product and a good solution for many applications. If you would like to find out some rough costs of moving your application to Xojo we have a utility that will give us some metrics on your VB6 project. It can be found at http://www.bkeeney.com/vb2rbconversion/

Happy coding!

How to install Visual Basic 6 on Windows 10

There are quite a lot of pages out there which gives parts of the story. None of them has the lot. I link to the important ones at the bottom.

1. Turn off UAC and grant full access to the Admin user

Turn off UAC.
How to install Visual Basic 6.0 on Windows 10 To avoid the install freezing in the 'Setup is updating your system' step, you must also grant full access to the Admin user (used to install the VB6) on the registry key: HKCRRDSServer.DataFactoryClsid

Donovan Brown reckons you should also disable IE Enhanced Security Configuration. I didn't do this; but then my install didn't complete either.

2. Copy MSJAVA.DLL to Windows

A computer should always maintain the latest version of Java and is pointless to have the discontinued Microsoft Virtual Machine for Java on the computer just to install Visual Basic 6. The problem is, the VB6 setup does not allow you to continue with the installation if you untick the 'Update Microsoft Virtual Machine for Java' checkbox as it grays out the Next button.

The solution is to trick the VB6 setup into thinking that the Microsoft Virtual Machine for Java already exists on the system so the installer automatically skips this step. Basically the VB6 setup checks if the file MSJAVA.DLL exists in the System32 folder for 32-bit operating systems or in SysWOW64 for 64-bit operating systems. It is possible to create a zero byte MSJAVA.DLL fake file and place it in either System32 or SysWOW64 depending on the Windows architecture but this doesn't work in Windows 10.

Win10 only:

(Screen grabs here)
Assuming you have the 7-Zip archiver tool:

Go to the IE4 folder located in the VB6 installation files, right click at MSJAVX86.exe, go to 7-Zip and select 'Open archive'.

In 7-Zip, double click on javabase.cab which will open another list of files. Look for msjava.dll in the list, extract and copy it to C:WindowsSystem32 if you're on a 32-bit of Windows or C:WindowsSysWOW64 if you're on a 64-bit Windows. If you are unable to follow the steps above, or don't want to install additional programs such as 7-Zip, you can download the MSJAVA.DLL file from the link below and copy it to the directory mentioned above.

Here's my copy of the file.

3. Get the software

Download Visual Basic Service Pack 6 from here. This is actually the patches for VS 6 Enterprise Edition. Run the downloaded EXE to create a temporary directory with the installer in it.

Then get your copy of Visual Studio 6.0 Enterprise edition. Choices:

I have Visual Studio 6.0 Enterprise edition, which came from my MSDN subscription a very long time ago. So I used that.

Copy the VS CDs to your hard disk, if you want this to install quickly. You want to end up with this:

Or you might have an MSDN subscription, in which case you can do this.

Download Visual Basic 6.0 Enterprise ISO from your MSDN subscription
Right-click the ISO
Select Mount

4. Change the SETUP.EXE properties so it runs in XP SP3 compatibility mode

Right-click setup.exe from the mounted drive
Select Properties
Click the Compatibility tab
Check the Run this program in compatibility mode for: checkbox
Select Windows XP (Service Pack 3)
Click Apply
Click OK

5. Run SETUP.EXE - but as administrator

Right-click on setup.exe
Select Run as administrator (you may have to confirm this a number of times).
Click Next
Click 'I accept agreement', then Next.
Enter name and company information, click Next.
Select Custom Setup, click Next.
Click Continue, then Ok.
Setup will 'think to itself' for about 2 minutes. Processing can be verified by starting Task Manager, and checking the CPU usage of ACMSETUP.EXE.
On the options list, select the following:
1. Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0
2. ActiveX
3. Data Access (DUBIOUS)
4. Graphics (if you want it)
5. All other options should be unchecked.
Click Continue, setup will continue.

This is where things get interesting. This installation will eventually hang in 'Setup is updating your system'. UPDATE: there is a fix for this here.

Once you reach this point, kill the installation and restart your machine. (Donovan Brown suggests trying to install it again; but this did not work on Win10).

Visual Basic is now, basically, installed. You should be able to find it and run it from the Windows Start menu.

7. Now you could try to install Service Pack 6

BUT ... I got 'Was not completed successfully' when I tried this. Instructions are at Donovan Brown.

8. A few other points

If you do not have the MSDN CD, clear the checkbox on the next dialog, and click next. You'll be warned of the lack of MSDN, but just click Yes to accept.
Click Next to skip the installation of Installshield. This is a really old version you don't want anyway.
Click Next again to skip the installation of BackOffice, VSS, and SNA Server. Not needed!
On the next dialog, clear the checkbox for 'Register Now', and click Finish.
The wizard will exit, and you're done. You can find VB6 under Start, All Programs, Microsoft Visual Studio 6. Enjoy!

9. Turn UAC on again!

Yes do.

10. Change the compatibility on VB6 executable

After installing VB6, you'll want to change the compatibility settings for the IDE executable. Otherwise it can run very slowly!