Microsoft is not extending the Mainstream Support phase for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 in any way. In the system folder of the install disc, Im still getting a version of tabctl32.ocx from year 2000 when the newer version should be 6.1.98.16 (3-24-09). and just replaced it with a multi line textbox but now i cant use Tabs on it since it now requires me to register TABCTå…ƒ2.OCX as well as COMDLG32.OCX for the saving part.there must be some way.anyone can help me with this the program is already running. Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 has transitioned to Extended Support which runs through March 31, 2008. Visual Basic 6.0 Programming RESOLVED Problem with OCX. However, we are releasing this non-security related package because it contains improvements that were ready for release just prior to the end of Mainstream Support. Mainstream Support for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 ended on March 31, 2005. Workaround: copied mscomct2.ocx and tabctl32.ocx from SysWOW64 on a working system and registered with regsvr32.
This package updates two Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Common Controls: mscomctl.ocx and comctl32.ocx to address the issues described in the KB articles noted in the Related Resources section on this page.