INFO: What Additional Components Are Installed with VB 6.0? (189111)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 6.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows 6.0
This article was previously published under Q189111

SUMMARY

When Visual Basic 6.0 is installed upon a development machine, several other components are installed as well. This articles lists the additional components installed along with Visual Basic 6.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Visual Basic 6.0 requires a few additional system components in order to work on a development machine. The components installed include: 
   Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.1 SP1
   Updated Java Virtual Machine
   DCOM98
   Visual Basic 6.0 Core Files
   Additional Visual Basic 6.0 Features Selected (optional)
   Microsoft Developer's Network (optional)
   Server Components (optional)

OPTIONAL COMPONENTS

Additional Visual Basic 6.0 Features

These are extra components selected to be installed along side the Core Files. You can select what you would like installed with a "Custom" setup. A Typical setup installs all the optional features except Graphics, ISAM drivers, and some ODBC drivers.

Microsoft Developer's Network (MSDN)

If you wish to access Online Help and documentation, you must install MSDN. Visual Basic 6.0's documentation is now a part of the Microsoft Developer's Network.

Server Components

There are numerous tools that ship with the Professional and Enterprise Edition of Visual Basic 6.0. Server Setup lets you choose additional tools to install.

RESOLUTION

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

187948 : Server Installation With Visual Studio 6.0

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/8/2003
Keywords:kbinfo kbsetup KB189111
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