“Method '~' of object '~' failed” on starting VB6 IDE

Question

I have noticed that about every third time or so I start up the VB6 IDE, a message box appears with the following error message:-

Method \'~\' of object \'~\         


        

Answer 1

I just came across this error while running VB6 on Windows Server 2012 R2. The offending Add-In was Visual Component Manager 6.0. Once I disabled that, the IDE was able to open without the Method '~' of object '~' failed issue. I'm not sure if that points to an installation issue or just "ancient" software on a "modern" OS.

For anyone else trying to install VB6 on Windows 7, 8, 10, 2012, etc., here are some useful links:

http://www.fortypoundhead.com/newbrowseresults.asp?catid=34

http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/locutus/how-to-install-visual-studio-6-onto-windows-10-70155