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Can I still buy VB 5 or 6 ?
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| Hi All,
I would like to buy VB 5 or 6, I have searched the internet but it looks like this is against microsoft's policy. Does anyone know where I can get it (must be legal).
Thanks in advance, Roger.
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| Mark Durrenberger 2004-07-18, 3:55 pm |
| Try Ebay...
Mark (it's where I got my VB6...)
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"Roger" <Roger@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:62F45AE4-5C35-426D-BD1A-4B59E6C036BA@microsoft.com...
> Hi All,
> I would like to buy VB 5 or 6, I have searched the internet but it looks
like this is against microsoft's policy. Does anyone know where I can get it
(must be legal).
> Thanks in advance, Roger.
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| Rick Rothstein 2004-07-18, 3:55 pm |
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> I would like to buy VB 5 or 6, I have searched the internet
> but it looks like this is against microsoft's policy. Does
> anyone know where I can get it (must be legal).
I can't personally vouch for any of the vendors listed, but you might
want to check out the referenced links listed here...
http://www.nextag.com/buyer/outpdir...ch=visual+basic
Rick
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| J French 2004-07-18, 3:55 pm |
| On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 10:37:52 -0400, "Rick Rothstein"
<rickNOSPAMnews@NOSPAMcomcast.net> wrote:
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>I can't personally vouch for any of the vendors listed, but you might
>want to check out the referenced links listed here...
>
The original post was missing, so I'll latch onto this strand
Be /very/ careful buying software from EBay
- you could land up paying full price for CD copies or Thai/Hong
Kong/Taiwan copies
If you /just/ want to use VB5/6 then steal a copy
If you want a proper licence then buy VB.NET and 'do a downgrade'
Have a long look at this link:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/pr.../downgrade.aspx
From my experience patrolling EBay for a few months, if you buy VB5/6
there you will probably land up with an over-priced pirate copy
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| Howard Kaikow 2004-07-18, 3:55 pm |
| Try www.atomicpark.com and www.vbxtras.com.
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"Roger" <Roger@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:62F45AE4-5C35-426D-BD1A-4B59E6C036BA@microsoft.com...
> Hi All,
> I would like to buy VB 5 or 6, I have searched the internet but it looks
like this is against microsoft's policy. Does anyone know where I can get it
(must be legal).
> Thanks in advance, Roger.
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| Duane Bozarth 2004-07-18, 3:55 pm |
| J French wrote:
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> From my experience patrolling EBay for a few months, if you buy VB5/6
> there you will probably land up with an over-priced pirate copy
I've not watched for a while now, but that certainly confirms my earlier
observations when looking for VB6 (to move from VB5 if not <too>
pricey--it's been <far> too pricey imo, and many are either student or
educational if not outright pirated copies--)
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| Hapticz 2004-07-18, 3:55 pm |
| downloaded VB3 from foreign site years ago ( before the heavies started prosecuting them)
found my first VB4 in a dumpster, whole box with all the books ,unsealed, from local govenment contractor ( musta been upgrading at
taxpayer expense!)
found vb5 same way from local business supply store, was marked "returned" (that's why prices are so high?)
actually bought VB6 prof ver, at a computer show, 4 yrs ago , $29.00 !
vbnet still unproven, so i aint touching it!
wheeeeeee! ;-))
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Best regards,
Hapticz
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"Roger" <Roger@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:62F45AE4-5C35-426D-BD1A-4B59E6C036BA@microsoft.com...
> Hi All,
> I would like to buy VB 5 or 6, I have searched the internet but it looks like this is against microsoft's policy. Does anyone know
where I can get it (must be legal).
> Thanks in advance, Roger.
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| Randy Birch 2004-07-18, 8:55 pm |
| You can order the MSDN Enterprise or Universal editions, each of which
provides Visual Studio 6 as part of the subscription, along with dotnet and
all the other MSDN goodies.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/buy/choose/
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"Roger" <Roger@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:62F45AE4-5C35-426D-BD1A-4B59E6C036BA@microsoft.com...
: Hi All,
: I would like to buy VB 5 or 6, I have searched the internet but it looks
like this is against microsoft's policy. Does anyone know where I can get it
(must be legal).
: Thanks in advance, Roger.
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| J French 2004-07-19, 3:55 am |
| On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 11:32:34 -0500, Duane Bozarth
<dp_bozarth@swko.dot.net> wrote:
>J French wrote:
>...
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>I've not watched for a while now, but that certainly confirms my earlier
>observations when looking for VB6 (to move from VB5 if not <too>
>pricey--it's been <far> too pricey imo, and many are either student or
>educational if not outright pirated copies--)
What really annoys me is when people are selling something as
something it is not - eg: pirates as legit originals
It is also quite difficult to tell what kind of licence these things
come with.
Frankly I am surprized that nobody is selling a complete VB.NET
downgrade package - the whole thing bundled up with 'provenance'
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| Beeeeeeeeeeeeves 2004-07-19, 8:55 am |
| I can understand VB6, but I can't understand why any private individual / home user (i.e. not a company in an office) would want a license for .NET. After all, if you've got a cracked copy you can just write your code using the IDE, then remove all forms
designer comments and claim to have written it using the SDK.
"J French" wrote:
> On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 11:32:34 -0500, Duane Bozarth
> <dp_bozarth@swko.dot.net> wrote:
>
>
> What really annoys me is when people are selling something as
> something it is not - eg: pirates as legit originals
>
> It is also quite difficult to tell what kind of licence these things
> come with.
>
> Frankly I am surprized that nobody is selling a complete VB.NET
> downgrade package - the whole thing bundled up with 'provenance'
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>
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| Beeeeeeeeeeeeves 2004-07-19, 8:55 am |
| You retrieved VB4 out of a DUMPSTER ??!!
"Hapticz" wrote:
> downloaded VB3 from foreign site years ago ( before the heavies started prosecuting them)
>
> found my first VB4 in a dumpster, whole box with all the books ,unsealed, from local govenment contractor ( musta been upgrading at
> taxpayer expense!)
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> found vb5 same way from local business supply store, was marked "returned" (that's why prices are so high?)
>
> actually bought VB6 prof ver, at a computer show, 4 yrs ago , $29.00 !
>
> vbnet still unproven, so i aint touching it!
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> wheeeeeee! ;-))
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> --
>
> Best regards,
> Hapticz
>
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> "Roger" <Roger@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:62F45AE4-5C35-426D-BD1A-4B59E6C036BA@microsoft.com...
> where I can get it (must be legal).
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| J French 2004-07-19, 3:55 pm |
| On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 05:04:03 -0700,
"=?Utf-8?B?QmVlZWVlZWVlZWVlZXZlcw==?="
<Beeeeeeeeeeeeves@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>I can understand VB6, but I can't understand why any private individual / home user (i.e. not a company in an office) would want a license for .NET. After all, if you've got a cracked copy you can just write your code using the IDE, then remove all forms
designer comments and claim to have written it using the SDK.
>
Ethics - something you need to look into
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| Beeeeeeeeeeeeves 2004-07-19, 3:55 pm |
| That IS something I thought of, and ethics is something I DO have. But when applying discretion as to whom to afford them towards, and especially considering the difference is purely financial anyway (and not someone's pride at stake or anything, for e.g.
), I make an exception for Microsoft.
"J French" wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 05:04:03 -0700,
> "=?Utf-8?B?QmVlZWVlZWVlZWVlZXZlcw==?="
> <Beeeeeeeeeeeeves@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
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ms designer comments and claim to have written it using the SDK.[color=darkred]
> Ethics - something you need to look into
>
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Some people just get lucky! ;-)
Hey, what ever works.. I "retrieved" an almost fully functional
Sun workstation with Sun OS 2.4. Ok, it wasn't in the dumpster,
but it was on its way there.
"Beeeeeeeeeeeeves" <Beeeeeeeeeeeeves@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:76FCC243-8563-4AD2-A3D9-6ACA6C6138FB@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
> You retrieved VB4 out of a DUMPSTER ??!!
>
> "Hapticz" wrote:
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prosecuting them)[color=darkred]
,unsealed, from local govenment contractor ( musta been upgrading at[color=darkred]
"returned" (that's why prices are so high?)[color=darkred]
news:62F45AE4-5C35-426D-BD1A-4B59E6C036BA@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
looks like this is against microsoft's policy. Does anyone know[color=darkred]
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| AustinMN 2004-07-19, 3:55 pm |
| Beeeeeeeeeeeeves wrote:
> You retrieved VB4 out of a DUMPSTER ??!!
I don't go into dumpsters, but I have picked up hundreds of dollars worth of
hand tools from the ground, one tool at a time. Found a tape measure in my
back yard (whoever lost it was trespassing); a pair of tinsnips in a parking
lot, they'd been run over once or twice but were fully functional; found a
brand new pair of needlenose pliers on the side of the road.
I've lost a few things over the years, but nowhere near as much as I've
found.
Austin
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| Hapticz 2004-07-19, 3:55 pm |
| and that aint all either!
the good ol USA is the MOST wasteful organization on this pitiful planet!
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"Beeeeeeeeeeeeves" <Beeeeeeeeeeeeves@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:76FCC243-8563-4AD2-A3D9-6ACA6C6138FB@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
> You retrieved VB4 out of a DUMPSTER ??!!
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> "Hapticz" wrote:
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| Hapticz 2004-07-19, 3:55 pm |
| s and ye shall find!
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Hapticz
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"Saga" <antiSpam@somewhere.com> wrote in message news:OSZHh6ZbEHA.2844@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
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> Some people just get lucky! ;-)
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> Hey, what ever works.. I "retrieved" an almost fully functional
> Sun workstation with Sun OS 2.4. Ok, it wasn't in the dumpster,
> but it was on its way there.
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> "Beeeeeeeeeeeeves" <Beeeeeeeeeeeeves@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:76FCC243-8563-4AD2-A3D9-6ACA6C6138FB@microsoft.com...
> prosecuting them)
> ,unsealed, from local govenment contractor ( musta been upgrading at
> "returned" (that's why prices are so high?)
> news:62F45AE4-5C35-426D-BD1A-4B59E6C036BA@microsoft.com...
> looks like this is against microsoft's policy. Does anyone know
>
>
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| Bob O`Bob 2004-07-19, 3:55 pm |
| Hapticz wrote:
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> and that aint all either!
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> the good ol USA is the MOST wasteful organization on this pitiful
> planet!
you are mistaken, sir.
.... it ain't really organized.
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| Duane Bozarth 2004-07-19, 3:55 pm |
| Bob O`Bob wrote:
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> Hapticz wrote:
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> you are mistaken, sir.
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> ... it ain't really organized.
a la along the line of the "I don't belong to an organized religion, I'm
a Baptist" joke? :)
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| Randy Birch 2004-07-19, 8:55 pm |
| : But when applying discretion as to whom to afford
: them towards, and especially considering the difference
: is purely financial anyway (and not someone's pride at
: stake or anything, for e.g.), I make an exception for Microsoft.
Then you don't have ethics!
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MVP Visual Basic
http://vbnet.mvps.org/
Please respond only to the newsgroups so all can benefit.
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| Lenny Abbey 2004-07-20, 8:55 am |
| I found a gun at the foot of my driveway! Along with the (former) owner's
drivers license!
Lenny
"AustinMN" <tacooperX@Xatt.net> wrote in message
news:VeRKc.112026$OB3.5319@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> Beeeeeeeeeeeeves wrote:
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> I don't go into dumpsters, but I have picked up hundreds of dollars worth
of
> hand tools from the ground, one tool at a time. Found a tape measure in
my
> back yard (whoever lost it was trespassing); a pair of tinsnips in a
parking
> lot, they'd been run over once or twice but were fully functional; found a
> brand new pair of needlenose pliers on the side of the road.
>
> I've lost a few things over the years, but nowhere near as much as I've
> found.
>
> Austin
>
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| Don@home.com 2004-07-20, 8:55 am |
| Hmmm... Does M$ alow 'Dumpster Diving' ?¿?
On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 05:06:03 -0700, "Beeeeeeeeeeeeves"
<Beeeeeeeeeeeeves@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
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>You retrieved VB4 out of a DUMPSTER ??!!
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>"Hapticz" wrote:
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Have a good day...
Don
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| Beeeeeeeeeeeeves 2004-07-20, 3:55 pm |
| Well, I do. It's just a question of how many.
There's got to be a grey area - whether you're ethical or not can't be black-and-white, cut-and-dry?
"Randy Birch" wrote:
> : But when applying discretion as to whom to afford
> : them towards, and especially considering the difference
> : is purely financial anyway (and not someone's pride at
> : stake or anything, for e.g.), I make an exception for Microsoft.
>
>
> Then you don't have ethics!
>
> --
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> Randy Birch
> MVP Visual Basic
> http://vbnet.mvps.org/
> Please respond only to the newsgroups so all can benefit.
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| Alan Silver 2004-07-26, 3:55 pm |
| In article <#3p$ZBebEHA.2572@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl>, Randy Birch
<rgb_removethis@mvps.org> writes
>: But when applying discretion as to whom to afford
>: them towards, and especially considering the difference
>: is purely financial anyway (and not someone's pride at
>: stake or anything, for e.g.), I make an exception for Microsoft.
>
>Then you don't have ethics!
Sure he does - bad ones !!
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| Jim Carlock 2004-07-26, 3:55 pm |
| In addition to what Randy indicated, there is an Empower ISV
program going on whereby if you commit to deliver a product
within 18 months that supports and is run on Win2k, Win2003,
or XP you can get a hold of a Universal Subscription for
$375.00 (U.S. dollars).
http://members.microsoft.com/partne...svcomp/empower/
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"Randy Birch" wrote:
You can order the MSDN Enterprise or Universal editions, each of which
provides Visual Studio 6 as part of the subscription, along with dotnet and
all the other MSDN goodies.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/buy/choose/
--
Randy Birch
MVP Visual Basic
http://vbnet.mvps.org/
Please respond only to the newsgroups so all can benefit.
"Roger" <Roger@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:62F45AE4-5C35-426D-BD1A-4B59E6C036BA@microsoft.com...
: Hi All,
: I would like to buy VB 5 or 6, I have searched the internet but it looks
like this is against microsoft's policy. Does anyone know where I can get it
(must be legal).
: Thanks in advance, Roger.
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| Jim Carlock 2004-07-26, 3:55 pm |
| Microsoft is giving away some VB.net products free of charge.
Can download the VC.net product free. Then perhaps get a
VB 6 downgrade. After all, in the intellectual scheme of things
VC.net is a higher product than any non-net VB product.
;-) It works in my book, and it might be worth a try but you'll
have to go directly to Microsoft to ask the questions.
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http://www.votetoimpeach.org/
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"J French" wrote:
On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 10:37:52 -0400, "Rick Rothstein" wrote:
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>I can't personally vouch for any of the vendors listed, but you might
>want to check out the referenced links listed here...
>
The original post was missing, so I'll latch onto this strand
Be /very/ careful buying software from EBay
- you could land up paying full price for CD copies or Thai/Hong
Kong/Taiwan copies
If you /just/ want to use VB5/6 then steal a copy
If you want a proper licence then buy VB.NET and 'do a downgrade'
Have a long look at this link:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/pr.../downgrade.aspx
From my experience patrolling EBay for a few months, if you buy VB5/6
there you will probably land up with an over-priced pirate copy
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| J French 2004-07-27, 8:55 am |
| On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 14:54:38 -0400, "Jim Carlock"
<anonymous@127.0.0.1> wrote:
>Microsoft is giving away some VB.net products free of charge.
>Can download the VC.net product free. Then perhaps get a
>VB 6 downgrade. After all, in the intellectual scheme of things
>VC.net is a higher product than any non-net VB product.
>
>;-) It works in my book, and it might be worth a try but you'll
>have to go directly to Microsoft to ask the questions.
Nice idea, but I doubt that MS would issue downgrades for free copies.
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| Hapticz 2004-09-05, 3:55 pm |
| any religion == only another name for "organized chaos" ;-))
i subscribe to the chaos of interminable life, with no hope for eternity...........
Best regards,
Hapticz
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"Duane Bozarth" <dp_bozarth@swko.dot.net> wrote in message news:40FC10C4.91EEC837@swko.dot.net...
> Bob O`Bob wrote:
>
> a la along the line of the "I don't belong to an organized religion, I'm
> a Baptist" joke? :)
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