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Can one program native (Win32) code in Visual Basic .NET?

Hello,

I do not have much experience with .NET, but I do program in VB 6.  Can I still use Visual Basic .NET to program for Win32 and not the .NET or CLR environments?

If so, how?  I will be using Visual Studio 2003.

Thanks,

Todd
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Thank you for your answers, I learned a lot.

I want to learn .NET and provide a solution using .NET, but at the same time I find it awkward to have to impose to users that they load the framework onto their computer.  It just gives me an uneasy feeling.  Am I wrong?

I guess I would be more comfortable if I knew a good portion of Windows users had the framework installed on their systems.

Regards,

Todd
A good proportion probably have, version 1.1 at least.

.Net framework is no big deal, its not different to having to install the VB6 runtime or the C runtime for MFC.