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VB6 is not free, you might find used copies on eBay, or if you are MSDN
Subscriber(not free), you can download it after login in. Otherwise, you can
use one of the following alternatives, both are free, including for
commercial use, but they are not compatible with VB6:
http://www.microsoft.com/express/product/default.aspx
http://www.freebasic.net
The first one for the 2008 editions require Windows XP or after for
development. The 2005 editions require Windows 2000 and after for
development. The created software can run on Windows 98 and after. Here is a
link to the 2005 version:
http://www.microsoft.com/express/2005/
Note that this newsgroup is for VB6 and lower. DotNet has separate groups;
all of which have either "dotnet" or "vsnet" in the name. If the group has
"vb" in the name without "dotnet", then it's for VB6 and lower only.