VB6 Migration Resources

This conversation comes up from time to time, so I wanted a record of this info.

Important facts:

• VB6 IDE support expires April 8, 2008, no matter what platform the IDE is run on.
• Microsoft has committed to supporting the VB6 IDE in Windows Vista, but only up to the date mentioned above.
• VB6 runtime is part of the O/S, and therefore VB runtime support period is the support period of the O/S.

I recommend checking out these related resources, especially the downloads.

• Upgrading VB6 Applications to VB.NET Guide (download)
• MsPress - Upgrading VB6 to VB.NET Book (download)
• Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy FAQ
• VB6 IDE Lifetime
• Visual Basic 6.0 Support on Windows Vista
• Upgrading VB6 Applications to VB.NET
• Interop Forms Toolkit 2.0
• VB6 Upgrade Assessment Tool
• Migrating VB6 Resources (under VB Developer Center)
• VB Developer Center
• MSDN Forums - VB Interop and Upgrade
• Code Advisor for VB6 (runs in VB6)