Windows 10: VB6 program cannot find network drive

HelloI have a 32 bit VB6 programme that has worked for years on Windows 10 64 bit.The program is on my desktop and all the necessary files are on a portable HDD.I recently purchased a Lenovo NAS and simply copied the portable HDD files to it.The program loops through the Drives collection and only finds drives connected to the computer.I have mapped the NAS and it is assigned letter W:How do I get my NAS to be included in the Drives collection, please?ThanksSteven

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VB6 or VB.Net?

This describes some of the many differences between VB6 and VB.NET. Much of the current VB6 code base will not run under VB.NET due to changes in VB.NET's syntax and language, its use of the new common runtime, and its switch to WinForms from the VB6 form model.

Visual Basic.NET includes an upgrade tool to assist in converting VB6 projects to .NET. The tool adds an upgrade report to your project listing any problems and inserts comments into your code and To Do items into the new Task List indicating where additional changes need to be made.

However, understanding the following changes can help simplify migrating your existing VB6 code. For further information on this topic, visit Microsoft's web site.
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VB6 setup program works in W7 but not in W10

Hi Irwin,

I realize that you are unable to install VB6 program in Windows 10 due to error 52. I will try to help you with this issue.

It could be that you are facing a program compatibility issue while trying to install VB 6 program. You may want to install this program in compatibility mode to check if that helps.

Follow these steps to install the program in compatibility mode and check if that helps.

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  Download the program from the manufacturer’s website.
  
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  Right-click on the setup file and click on
  ‘properties’.
  
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  Click on the ‘compatibility’ tab and check the box
  ‘Run this program in compatibility mode for’ and select Windows 8.1 operating system from the drop down menu and proceed with the installation. Once this is done, restart the computer and check if the issue persists.
  

Reply with the status of the issue and we will be glad to offer our assistance.

 

VB6 on Win10

Hello All,

I have an EXE which was written in VB6 edition. It uses a "Comm Port" and lists all the available COMM ports of the system in a drop down. This EXE works well on Win7 and Win8.

But, when we use this EXE (developed in VB6) on Win10 OS, then dropdown containing the list of COMM ports is empty (even if the computer has few COMM ports available).

We have another EXE developed in VB2010 edition. This EXE lists all the COMM ports in a dropdown on: Win7, Win8 and Win10.

But, an EXE developed in VB6 doesn't work on Win10.

My expectation:

1. Can we "somehow" make an EXE (written in VB6) to list all available COMM ports on Win10 OS?

2. If above is not possible, then what is an alternate solution for it?

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