UPDATE: SP6 for VB6 is not new. Looks like it was originally released in 2004. Why the new MS Download, with the new dates? Don’t know… Still, it’s a good reminder to apply this if you missed it (or are rebuilding a machine, etc)
Microsoft Downloads - Service Pack 6 for Visual Basic 6.0
“Service Pack 6 for Visual Basic 6.0 provides the latest updates to Visual Basic 6.0. It is recommended for all users of Visual Basic 6.0.
File Name: Vs6sp6B.exe Version: 6 Date Published: 9/25/2009 Language: English Download Size: 390 KB - 53.8 MB* …”
Microsoft Downloads - Service Pack 6 for Visual Basic 6.0, Visual C++ 6.0 with Visual Source Safe 6.0d
“Service Pack 6 for Visual Basic 6.0, Visual C++ 6.0 with Visual Source Safe 6.0d provides the latest updates to these products. It is recommended for all users of Visual Basic 6.0, Visual C++ 6.0 and Visual Source Safe 6.0.
File Name: Vs6sp6.exe Version: 6 Date Published: 9/25/2009 Language: English Download Size: 993 KB - 122.1 MB* …”
Yes, there are still VB6’ers our there in the wild (cough… like me… sigh… cough).
No sure yet what’s in this SP, if I find any specific details I’ll update this post.
SP6 for VB6 has been out for years (the dates on mine are from March 2004)! Is this a refresh or just a type on the Microsoft site?
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Yeah, confirmed (in looking at the KB article, it's dated 2004, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290887 same with this SP6 for VB6 download, Service Pack 6 for Visual Basic 6.0: Run-Time Redistribution Pack (vbrun60sp6.exe) )
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The updated dates on the download info caught my eye and so I thought it was a new SP. Doh!
So I'm going to guess it's just a republishing of the old SP6...
But the download is called vs6sp6B (note the appended *B*), and the download size is also different from the previous SP6.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely seems to be a refresh to me.
This must be Microsoft's way of finding out how VB6 is still used :-)
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