Help with VB6 Help

Since a complete reinstall of Win XP Home (with SP2) & VB6 (with SP6B) the
Help system is doing strange things.  For example, if I get help on a topic
and then click one of the links like "Example", "See Also", etc.  When I
first click a link it does not do anything, but if I click another link
first then the noresponsive link will work the next time it is clicked.
There is no pattern to which links work and which don't!  Every time Help is
opened for the same topice, different links will behave strangely!

Another problem I have just encountered:  If I enter "8002" as a search term
it will bring up MSComm error codes (which is what I wanted).  If I repeat
the search it will crash VB!

Not sure on the Help file but SP6 has known issues with Visual Basic.  Not
sure why you listed SP6B - I couldn't find if MS released a fixed
version...You may want to uninstall VB6 and re-install upto Service Pack 5 -
this is the only way to remove SP6...

Let us know if the problem still persists after rolling back to SP5

--
Chris Hanscom - Microsoft MVP (VB)
http://www.veign.com
--

"Brad Hanscom" <noone@nowher.com> wrote in message
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>
> Since a complete reinstall of Win XP Home (with SP2) & VB6 (with SP6B) the
> Help system is doing strange things.  For example, if I get help on a
topic
> and then click one of the links like "Example", "See Also", etc.  When I
> first click a link it does not do anything, but if I click another link
> first then the noresponsive link will work the next time it is clicked.
> There is no pattern to which links work and which don't!  Every time Help
is
> opened for the same topice, different links will behave strangely!
>
> Another problem I have just encountered:  If I enter "8002" as a search
term
> it will bring up MSComm error codes (which is what I wanted).  If I repeat
> the search it will crash VB!
>
>
>

Hi Chris!

Interesting last name!

When I did the re-install (including SP5)-  that is when the problem started
(it was running flawlessly for a year before that).  When it crashed today I
got the MS dialog to report the problem and it sent me to a link suggesting
that I download SP 6B.  I was hoping for a better solution than another
complete re-install <sigh>.  If you can't think of anything else I'll do
another re-install tomorrow.

Brad (the OTHER Hanscom)


"Veign" <NOSPAMinveign@veign.com> wrote in message
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> Not sure on the Help file but SP6 has known issues with Visual Basic.  Not
> sure why you listed SP6B - I couldn't find if MS released a fixed
> version...You may want to uninstall VB6 and re-install upto Service Pack
> 5 -
> this is the only way to remove SP6...
>
> Let us know if the problem still persists after rolling back to SP5
>
> --
> Chris Hanscom - Microsoft MVP (VB)
> http://www.veign.com
> --
>
> "Brad Hanscom" <noone@nowher.com> wrote in message
> news:%23loiYXRvEHA.1984@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... 
> topic 
> is 
> term 
>
>

The one time I had a major issue with the MSDN help file, which strangely
enough was after a complete installation, I was forced to uninstall the MSDN
and re-install it...

Let us know how and if it all works out...

--
Chris Hanscom - Microsoft MVP (VB)
http://www.veign.com
--

"Brad Hanscom" <noone@nowher.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Chris!
>
> Interesting last name!
>
> When I did the re-install (including SP5)-  that is when the problem
started
> (it was running flawlessly for a year before that).  When it crashed today
I
> got the MS dialog to report the problem and it sent me to a link
suggesting
> that I download SP 6B.  I was hoping for a better solution than another
> complete re-install <sigh>.  If you can't think of anything else I'll do
> another re-install tomorrow.
>
> Brad (the OTHER Hanscom)
>
>
> "Veign" <NOSPAMinveign@veign.com> wrote in message
> news:%23bDyefRvEHA.3200@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... 
Not 
I 
Help 
>
>

SP6B is the name of the Visual Basic-only service pack; without the 'B' it
is the visual studio SP.

Download Service Pack 6 for Visual Basic 6.0
File Name:
Vs6sp6B.exe



Download the Full Version of Service Pack 6
File Name:
Vs6sp6.exe


--


Randy Birch
MS MVP Visual Basic
http://vbnet.mvps.org/


"Veign" <NOSPAMinveign@veign.com> wrote in message
news:%23bDyefRvEHA.3200@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
: Not sure on the Help file but SP6 has known issues with Visual Basic.  Not
: sure why you listed SP6B - I couldn't find if MS released a fixed
: version...You may want to uninstall VB6 and re-install upto Service Pack
5 -
: this is the only way to remove SP6...
:
: Let us know if the problem still persists after rolling back to SP5
:
: --
: Chris Hanscom - Microsoft MVP (VB)
: http://www.veign.com
: --
:
: "Brad Hanscom" <noone@nowher.com> wrote in message
: news:%23loiYXRvEHA.1984@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
: >
: > Since a complete reinstall of Win XP Home (with SP2) & VB6 (with SP6B)
the
: > Help system is doing strange things.  For example, if I get help on a
: topic
: > and then click one of the links like "Example", "See Also", etc.  When I
: > first click a link it does not do anything, but if I click another link
: > first then the noresponsive link will work the next time it is clicked.
: > There is no pattern to which links work and which don't!  Every time
Help
: is
: > opened for the same topice, different links will behave strangely!
: >
: > Another problem I have just encountered:  If I enter "8002" as a search
: term
: > it will bring up MSComm error codes (which is what I wanted).  If I
repeat
: > the search it will crash VB!
: >
: >
: >
:
:

Thanx for clarifying that

--
Chris Hanscom - Microsoft MVP (VB)
http://www.veign.com
--

"Randy Birch" <rgb_removethis@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:e7Ihv7UvEHA.1564@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> SP6B is the name of the Visual Basic-only service pack; without the 'B' it
> is the visual studio SP.
>
> Download Service Pack 6 for Visual Basic 6.0
>       File Name:
>      Vs6sp6B.exe
>
>
>
> Download the Full Version of Service Pack 6
>       File Name:
>      Vs6sp6.exe
>
>
> --
>
>
> Randy Birch
> MS MVP Visual Basic
> http://vbnet.mvps.org/
>
>
> "Veign" <NOSPAMinveign@veign.com> wrote in message
> news:%23bDyefRvEHA.3200@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> : Not sure on the Help file but SP6 has known issues with Visual Basic.
Not
> : sure why you listed SP6B - I couldn't find if MS released a fixed
> : version...You may want to uninstall VB6 and re-install upto Service Pack
> 5 -
> : this is the only way to remove SP6...
> :
> : Let us know if the problem still persists after rolling back to SP5
> :
> : --
> : Chris Hanscom - Microsoft MVP (VB)
> : http://www.veign.com
> : --
> :
> : "Brad Hanscom" <noone@nowher.com> wrote in message
> : news:%23loiYXRvEHA.1984@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> : >
> : > Since a complete reinstall of Win XP Home (with SP2) & VB6 (with SP6B)
> the
> : > Help system is doing strange things.  For example, if I get help on a
> : topic
> : > and then click one of the links like "Example", "See Also", etc.  When
I
> : > first click a link it does not do anything, but if I click another
link
> : > first then the noresponsive link will work the next time it is
clicked.
> : > There is no pattern to which links work and which don't!  Every time
> Help
> : is
> : > opened for the same topice, different links will behave strangely!
> : >
> : > Another problem I have just encountered:  If I enter "8002" as a
search
> : term
> : > it will bring up MSComm error codes (which is what I wanted).  If I
> repeat
> : > the search it will crash VB!
> : >
> : >
> : >
> :
> :
>