will vb5 work with windows 7?

[smiler44]

Title says it all really.
will visual basic version 5 professional edition work with windows 7

thanks

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[boblarson]

Not likely given how old it is and how long out of support it is. But you might be able to run Virtual XP from Windows 7 if you have a machine that has the right specs.

1) You must be running Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate. Windows 7 Home Premium users or Vista users of any flavor are not currently supported.
2) Windows XP Mode requires hardware support for virtualization. For Intel CPUs, that means the CPU must be VT-x capable, while AMD processors need to support AMD-V. You can find a list of supported CPUs on Wikipedia.
3) Even if you meet those requirements, Windows XP Mode may not run, because your BIOS needs the ability to enable hardware virtualization. Most current-generation motherboards can enable hardware virtualization, but often ship with the capability disabled. You’ll need to manually enable the feature in the BIOS setup.

 

[smiler44]

Thanks Bob, looks like I'll be keeping my old pc.


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