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Where Do I Get Visual Basic 5/6?

To complete any of our older Visual Basic tutorials, you need to have a copy of Visual Basic 5 or 6 installed on your computer. This is a separate product that must be purchased.  Microsoft has discontinued the production of Visual Basic 5 and 6, replacing them with their new products Visual Basic 2005 and Visual Basic 2008. We offer tutorials using both the old and new products (for information on each, go to our home page).  

If you want to use one of our Visual Basic 5/6 (not the same as Visual Basic 2005/2008/2010 or Visual Basic .NET) tutorials and require Visual Basic 5/6, we suggest going to used software stores in your area or purchase from an individual. Visual Basic 5/6 also can often be found at one of the many auction sites on the internet.  eBay.Com is one possible site:

Visual Basic 5/6 comes in two editions: Learning Edition and Professional Edition. The Learning Edition has some limitations (there is not complete support for API functions and older versions lack help files) yet is adequate for our Visual Basic 5/6 for Kids and Beginning Visual Basic 5/6 tutorials. If you plan on any serious Visual Basic programming, invest in the Professional Edition. It is more expensive, but has no limitations. The Professional Edition should be used with our Learn Visual Basic 5/6 and Visual Basic 5/6 and Databases tutorials.