DOC: Visual Basic 6.0 Applications Cannot Be Run on NT 3.51 (193960)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows 6.0, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 3.51
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 6.0, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 3.51
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows 6.0, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 3.51
This article was previously published under Q193960

SUMMARY

Visual Basic 6.0 applications cannot run on the Windows NT 3.51 platform. The Visual Basic 6.0 run-time libraries check for the version of the running operating system; if the Windows NT 3.51 operating system is recognized, the application will not be allowed to start.

The documentation under Section "System Requirements for Visual Basic Applications" in Appendix A "Visual Basic Specifications, Limitations and File Formats" of "Visual Basic 6.0 Programmer's Guide", states that Visual Basic 6.0 applications can run on Microsoft Windows NT 3.51, this is incorrect.

Please refer to the correct system requirements at the back of the Visual Basic 6.0 software package.

MORE INFORMATION

Attempting to run an application created with Visual Basic 6.0 on a machine with Windows NT 3.51 installed, results in the following error:

Wrong version of operating system, Requires Windows NT 4.0 (build 1381
with Service Pack 3 or above), or Windows 95 (build 708 or above)

REFERENCES

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

189834 : INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Does Not Install on Windows NT 3.51

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/12/2003
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