Will Windows 7 support the VB6 runtime?

Question

I can\'t seem to find a straight answer on this. It appears that Visual Studio 6 won\'t be supported, but I\'m only concerned with the runtime. We have some legacy apps that

Answer 1

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/ee413549

As stated above, legacy application written in VB6 will be supported in Windows 7 through out it's lifecycle. But it also states that every new development should be done in vb.net, which implies that the vb6 team only guarantee its runtime not its development. So it's important to know that development environment is already dead for vb6 and disasters like security holes and bugs can sneak into your vb6 code whenever you try to do new development with it. I bet that MS will support vb6 legacy application to run for another decade or so. Thus, no need to worry about running it but always keep in mind that this does not mean your allowed to keep developing using vb6.