Question for Andre and Zack

[Norm]

Again on Beta 2 I could install Visual Basic 6.0, but was unable to install
any service packs, as it says that I need MDAC 2.5, but even after
installing MDAC 2.6 I still get the same message and the install of the
service pack stops.

I sent a Beta report to Microsoft and for the second time I got back an
answer that the report is changed to closed and won't fix.

Does this mean they won't fix it in this build or that Vista will not
support Visual Basic 6.0?

Norm

 

[Andre Da Costa [Extended64]]

Yeah, I guess it means its not supported in Windows Vista. You could try
launching it in compatibility mode and see if it resolves this problem.
Right click the IDE executable > click Properties > Compatibility > in the
list box, select an appropriate version of Windows for this application
Windows 2000 would be good.

If that does not work, try this recommendation, copy the contents of the VB
disk to your hard disk, and rerun setup and reinstall.
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[Andre Da Costa [Extended64]]

Also, you might want to check out the following link about Visual Basic 6.0
support in Vista:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbrun/vistasupport.aspx
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[Norm]

Andre,

Thanks for the information and reading the link you included it looks like
they are supposed to support Visual Studio 6, but I still can't get Service
Pack 5 to install.

The error says that I need a newer version of MDAC, but I have already
installed MDAC 2.6. If I knew where it was looking I would move it there or
change a registry setting.

Maybe someone else has solved this problem.

Thanks again,
Norm

 

[Zack Whittaker]

Yeh, not supported (

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[Norm]

Well if Microsoft's own program Visual Studio 6 is not going to be supported
I guess I will quit on Vista and stay with Windows XP.

It does not make any sensed to me that Microsoft would not allow one of
their own programs to install, since there are a lot of third party programs
still out there that are written in Visual Basic, which is the program
language I have used for a lot of years.

If I cannot install Visual Studio 6 then I cannot make sure my programs work
correctly with Vista. and I will not support it.

Linux is looking more and more like a very good alternative to Microsoft and
maybe Debian as a programming language. I hesitate to switch to Visual Basic
Net as you never know when Microsoft will pull the rug out from under that
language, like they did with Visual Basic.

Norm

 

[Andreas Masur [MVP]]

Linux is looking more and more like a very good alternative to Microsoft and
maybe Debian as a programming language. I hesitate to switch to Visual Basic
Net as you never know when Microsoft will pull the rug out from under that
language, like they did with Visual Basic.

Actually, Debian is rather a Linux distribution than a programming
language...

Ciao, Andreas

 

[Andre Da Costa [Extended64]]

I was just about to point that out Andreas.
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[Norm]

A case of the brain having been in neutral at the time, I meant it to be
Delphi, sorry for the confusion.

By the way I was able to get Service Pack 6 to install, but I will have to
see what differences there is in this one.

Norm