norason,
You haven't actually tried to install the service pack yet. As Microsoft notes,
vbrun60sp6.exe is a self-extracting executable file that installs versions of the Microsoft Visual Basic run-time files required by all applications created with Visual Basic 6.0.
When you run that...
Norason,
Judging from my problems and solution, I can assume that the service pack issue has to do with what else is loaded on the machine. You note that it is a "new computer." What other apps or drivers are installed? Is it a Vista or XP machine?
If it's Vista, read this whole link...
tedsmith,
Thanks for the input. I promise you I did everything correctly. I, too, have installed VB6 and the service pack dozens of times and have never had problems before. (I even taught a VB6 class for several years.)
In the end, I had to ghost my C drive and reinstall VB6 from scratch...
HarleyQuinn,
Those steps are completely obvious. I have been using VB for 10+ years. I extracted the setup folder and installed both service pack 5 and 6, and VB still doesn't show the service pack on the splash screen. Further, when I try to open a legacy app that connects to Access 2000...
Norason,
I have exactly the same problem. No matter how many times I "successfully" install SP6, it still doesn't show up in the about screen. And I know that it's not really installed because the DAO data control does not list Access 2000 in the dropdown list.
Were you ever able to resolve...
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