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Is there a problem with VB6 in 64bit Windows XP?

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tedsmith

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Nov 23, 2000
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I just tried VB6 with SP6 on the 64 bit version of Windows XP.

Applications that were compiled on the normal version run OK but when I try to look at any of the forms in the project, the editor shuts down with the usual XP "Sorry" notice.
Simple projects that only have a form and no modules load but don't show the form at all even though they run OK.

If I start a new project in 64bit XP, I can compose new forms and they run OK - its only forms made with the 32 bit that wont show in 64.

Maybe one of the controls on the old forms is giving trouble?
Anyone had this problem and is there a fix?
 
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I found out that it was a Flash9b.OCX that won't work with WinXP64.
I had to go back to using Flash6.ocx and everything works fine.
Anybody know of a more modern Flash ocx that works with 64Bit?

Anybody know of any other lurking troubles with VB6 because when I installed the update, it said that VB6 has a compatibility problem with 64b XP but it didn't say what that was.

Otherwise VB6 works incredibly fast on the new 64bit dual processor setup.
 
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