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194295    How To Tell That a Visual Studio Service Pack Is Installed
194022    Visual Studio 6.0 service packs, what, where, why
194751    VB6Cli.exe Fixes License Problems with Visual Basic 6.0
177799    "License Information for This Component Not Found" Error
896559    FIX: The Windows Common Controls Mscomctl.ocx or Comctl32.ocx may cause your application or the Visual Basic 6 IDE to unexpectedly quit, or you may receive a "Divide By Zero" error message
DLL Help    DLL Help Database!


MS Articles

MS articles relating to service packs, runtimes, tools and updates.

2004.08.06    Restrictions Enforced in Windows XP SP2
2000.06.30    Component Redistribution
2003.03.30    Visual Studio Service Pack 6 Fix List
1999.06.30    Visual Basic 6.0 Upgrade Paths
1999.06.30    Controls shipped in Visual Basic 6.0
1999.06.30    Visual Basic 6 FAQ


Service Packs

Visual Basic 6 Service Packs addressing known issues. Later service packs include fixes incorporated in earlier versions.

SP6 replaces SP5 for developers using VB 6, VC++ 6 and Visual SourceSafe 6.

Developer using Visual InterDev 6, Visual J++ 6, and Visual FoxPro 6 should continue using SP5.

2004.04.28 Visual Basic 6.0 Hotfix for Common Control Problems
Requires VB6 Service Pack 5 or 6.

KB 896559: FIX: The Windows Common Controls Mscomctl.ocx or Comctl32.ocx may cause your application or the Visual Basic 6 IDE to unexpectedly quit, or you may receive a "Divide By Zero" error message
 

2004.04.28
Visual Basic 6 Service Pack 6
 
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2004.04.28  
Visual Basic 6 Service Pack 5
 
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2004.04.28  
Visual Basic 6 Service Pack 3
 
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Runtimes

Self-extracting executable to install the latest version of the Visual Basic 6 runtime files.

Each file includes the fixes corresponding to the service pack version indicated. These are fully redistributable.

2004.04.28 vbrun60sp6.zip (966k)
Service Pack 6 version of the VB6 runtime files. For additional information see Microsoft article KB290887.
   
2001.04.15   vbrun60sp5.zip (973k)
Service Pack 5 version of the VB6 runtime files.
   
1999.06.30 vbrun60sp4.zip (992k)
Service Pack 4 version of the VB6 runtime files.
 
1999.06.30 vbrun60.zip (992k)
Original VB6 runtime files for applications developed in VB6.


Control Fixes
1999.06.30 vb6cli.zip (41k)
MS utility designed to fix License problems with ActiveX Controls that ship with VB6.
   
1999.06.30    vbusc.zip (26k)
MS utility to install licensing information for unsupported controls for registered owners of VB5/VB6.
   


Tools

 

2005.04.28 vbscroll.zip (26k)
Gasanov.net utility to add VB IDE scrolling capability for drivers not natively providing this functionality. Version 1.3.1
   
2005.04.28 vb6mousewheel.zip (80k)
Microsoft utility to add VB IDE scrolling capability for drivers not natively providing this functionality. I've tried this and the utility above and prefer vbscroll.
   
1999.06.30 projupgd.zip (143k)
Converts VB5 comctl32.ocx project references to VB6 mscomctl.ocx references.
   
1999.06.30   dbgwproc.zip (8k)
"Debug Object for AddressOf Subclassing" ActiveX server, Dbgwproc.dll, allowing unencumbered code execution when in break mode in the VB IDE. Freely redistributable.
 
1999.06.30 vb6wlctl.zip (49k)
Samples demonstrate functionalities of Windowless controls created in VB6.
   
1999.06.30    b2cse.zip (121k)
Utility that converts Visual Basic Automation code into Visual C++ code.
   


 
 

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