As of , the VB6 Setup Toolkit is officially discontinued and no longer available as a standalone download from Microsoft. Mainstream support ended on March 31, 2005. Extended support for the IDE ended on April 8, 2008.
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: Updates mscomctl.ocx and comctl32.ocx . As of , the VB6 Setup Toolkit is
While the full Setup Toolkit is unavailable, Microsoft still provides several and security patches for existing VB6 installations on the Microsoft Download Center : : Recommended for addressing known vulnerabilities
Because the original Setup Toolkit (often used with the Package & Deployment Wizard) is obsolete, developers still working with legacy VB6 code often use: Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Common Controls
The only way to legally obtain the full VB6 environment and its original tools is through a paid Microsoft Visual Studio Subscription (formerly MSDN) . Available Official Components