October 21st, 2014, 04:54 AM
The VB6 runtime and IDE work on the Windows 10 technical preview. 'They' keep telling us VB6 won't be supported with the next release of Windows and yet VB6 programming just carries on.
October 19th, 2014, 07:02 AM
VB6 programming is fine on the Windows 10 technical preview. Both the runtime and the VB6 IDE work. Obviously we will have to wait until the final release of Windows 10 to be certain, but it looks...
October 19th, 2014, 06:34 AM
VB6 programming is fine on the Windows 10 technical preview.
The VB6 IDE installs and runs OK
August 21st, 2014, 06:24 AM
All we know at the moment is that Microsoft say VB6 programming will be supported until 'at least' 2024. That may imply it will be supported beyond then, but Microsoft aren't saying.
But then, they...
August 19th, 2014, 05:18 AM
A couple of things I forget to mention re installing VB6
1)Right click on Setup.exe and choose Run as administrator with XP SP3 compatibility
2)When selecting the options you want, don't select...
August 19th, 2014, 04:28 AM
No you don't need to use a VM.
I've installed the VB6 IDE on Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 without any problem. Great for keeping VB6 programming current.
Remember to install as an administrator...
August 19th, 2014, 02:21 AM
Microsoft support statement for the VB6 programming language on Windows 7 and 8
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/ms788708.aspx
The Visual Basic team is committed to “It Just Works”...
August 19th, 2014, 12:52 AM
You can install and run the VB6 IDE on Windows 7 and 8.x.
VB6 programming is fine under Windows 7/8 32 bit or 64 bit.
August 18th, 2014, 01:53 PM
That isn't untypical. But with additional work you may be able to get closer to the VB6 speed. Remember VB6 uses the C++ compiler and so can be difficult to match in speed.
Microsoft have...