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Originally published: April 8, 2008
Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) development is no longer supported. The Visual Basic 6.0 IDE and Visual Studio 6.0 IDE are no longer supported as of April 8, 2008. Because there is no supported method to create or maintain VB6 applications, Microsoft strongly recommends that you replace your applications with modern technology.
Important
You may find the following resources useful as you migrate your VB6 application to modern application technology:
The Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime is supported for the support lifetime of Windows versions in which it ships. Pre-existing Visual Basic 6.0 applications should "Just Work" on supported Windows versions. The support and servicing bar is limited to serious regressions and critical security issues for existing applications. VB6 runtime files continue to be 32-bit only, and on 64-bit OS are supported only in the WOW emulation environment.
For additional information and product documentation, see the Visual Basic 6.0 Support Policy.