

What to do after VB6 installation on Windows 7/8/10 You can find VB6 under Start, All Programs, Microsoft Visual Studio 6. The wizard will exit, and you’re done.On the next dialog, clear the checkbox for “Register Now”, and click Finish.Click Next again to skip the installation of BackOffice, VSS, and SNA Server.This is a really old version you don’t want anyway. Click Next to skip the installation of Installshield.You’ll be warned of the lack of MSDN, but just click Yes to accept. If you do not have the MSDN CD, clear the checkbox on the next dialog, and click next.At this point, Visual Basic 6 is installed. Finally, a successful completion dialog will appear, at which click Ok.On the options list, select the following:.Processing can be verified by starting Task Manager, and checking the CPU usage of ACMSETUP.EXE. Setup will “think to itself” for about 2 minutes.Enter name and company information, click Next.On this and other Program Compatibility Assistant warnings, click Run Program.Right-click SETUP.EXE, select Run As Administrator.Browse to the root folder of the VS6 CD.By creating the zero-byte file, the installation of moldy Java is bypassed, and no reboot will be required. The setup process will look for this file, and if it doesn’t find it, will force an installation of old, old Java, and require a reboot.

