Windows 7 Compatibility for VB6 Apps

These articles show how to make your VB6 apps compatible with Windows Vista, 7 and its UAC.

Modifications Required for VB6 Applications to Work on Vista/7 [Visit]

SysFolders - Code to get system folder location [Visit]

Where to put data under Vista? [Visit]

Help Authoring Tools & Code

These tools help you make helpfiles for your applications and controls.

HTML Help COM Assistant - Nice tool to automatically generate HTML Help documentation for your COM/ActiveX component. [Visit Website]

HTML Help Workshop - Freeware from microsoft to generate HTML Help Files. [Visit Website]

Help Visual Basic Class Module - Complete VB6 Module to work with HTML Helpfiles [Visit Website]

VB6 on Windows 8

VB6 Will Work on Windows 8 :D




Summary:

• No specific mention of VB6 or other legacy technology.
• Win32 and COM still available.
  
• VB6 Runtimes wont be there in Windows 8.
• Windows 8 will run all application that ran on Windows 7.
• x86 application wont run on ARM based Windows 8, including VB6 Apps.
• They are going to provide compilers to C, C++ developers to compile for Arm Windows 8.

Windows 8:

• Available for x86, x64, ARM
• Hardware requirement same as Windows 7
• Target of running all application that ran on Windows 7
• Includes new UI style called Metro
• Includes new Metro UI style Touch based Desktop (Along with Old Desktop)
• Metro application are written in HTML5, JavaScript, XAML (.NET)
• New APIs (WinRT) for Metro apps callable from JavaScript similar to desktop gadget engine.

Update:
VB6 Runtimes are included in the Alpha Release.

Screenshot of VB6 running on Windows 8.