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I'm trying to get VB6 installed on Win10, apparently there's a 'wizard' from Giorgio Brausi, 'Visual Basic/Studio 6 installer' but the web site seems to have gone. How can I do this?

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  • I also wasn't able to find the wizard. However, I have done this several times manually and it isn't that hard. Here is [a link](https://stackoverflow.com/q/38169307/5162073) with a lot of good discussion and instructions. – Brian M Stafford Apr 22 '21 at 14:29
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    VB6 runs fine on Windows 10 (64-bit Pro) here without any special installation wizard. There are one or two 'tricks' to allow it to install and instructions for those are [here](https://www.raymond.cc/blog/install-visual-basic-6-vb6-in-windows-7-without-microsoft-virtual-machine-for-java/). I assume the wizard you are talking about applied those automatically. – John Eason Apr 22 '21 at 14:32
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    [Here's](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52001443/cannot-install-vb6-ide-on-windows-10/52015989#52015989) a post I made a while back that describes the installation method I use on Windows-10-Pro. It has been completely reliable, on many different machines. I had tried several other methods, including the wizard, and this is the way that always worked for me. (I never got the wizard to work...) – Mark Moulding Apr 23 '21 at 06:12
  • Hi, thanks. I've already tried the 'Raymond' one and that didn't work. I've copied the links and I'll have another go later today. – Peterd51 Apr 23 '21 at 08:40
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    Does this answer your question? [Does the VB6 IDE run on Windows 7 / 8 / 10 64-bit?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2501061/does-the-vb6-ide-run-on-windows-7-8-10-64-bit) – StayOnTarget Apr 23 '21 at 11:49
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    Another dupe https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52001443/cannot-install-vb6-ide-on-windows-10/52015989#52015989 – StayOnTarget Apr 23 '21 at 11:50

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The simplest end easiest way I found is using a program called VB6InstallerSetup.

You just follow the steps in the wizard and it does everything for you.

Here is a fix to get the mouse wheel to work after the install

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Sorry not sure exactly which method worked but after another dozen failures today getting combinations of:

'visual studio 6.0 setup was not completed successfully' or 'install Service pack 6'...which failed as it detected a newer version was loaded or 'instal MSDN'

it finally worked. To get it loaded took two full days in the end.

Thanks Peter

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