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Install VB6 on Windows 10

I have Windows 10 and need my old 32-bit VB6 projects to run and compile on this. I have read some articles saying that tweaks and tricks has to be done and I need someone that did this before, to help me, remote control my Win10 and install VB6 for me. Anyone?

I've read these:
http://blog.danbrust.net/2015/09/14/installing-visual-basic-studio-6-on-windows-10/
https://www.fortypoundhead.com/showcontent.asp?artid=23993
https://kngvct.wordpress.com/2017/03/22/a-simple-guide-to-installing-microsoft-visual-basic-6-in-windows-10/

John

If the code is old enough, it may not work.

You can try making a Windows 7 virtual machine in your Windows 10 computer and run your project in Windows 7.

jawsdk

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Thanks John. Where have you seen problems with "too old code"? I'm mostly dealing with ActiveX DLLs. What is the main difference between Win7 and Win10 that make this trouble? I managed to install Visual Studio 6.0 in the meantime and I can open my projects and relink references, however I have not tried to compile yet...

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John did not provide much input other than "it might work", but as points needs to be rewarded I'll close the question.