VB6 executable will not run, error: Error Number 429 ActiveX component can't create object

Question

returns this error:

Error Number 429 ActiveX component can't create object ,

I have selected compatibility mode,

set it to XP sp3, still get the same error,

when I select the troubleshoot option to report to microsoft,

it displays incompatible application detected.

Answer 1

Does the VB6 IDE run on Windows 7 64-bit?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2501061/does-the-vb6-ide-run-on-windows-7-64-bit

http://www.google.com.au/search?q=Error+Number+429+ActiveX+component+can't+create+object&rls=com.microsoft:en-au&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1&redir_esc=&ei=_Gz3S5L2NpKjcZ_XjOcL

http://www.google.com.au/search?q=VB6+executable+will+not+run+in+Win+7+64+bit&rls=com.microsoft:en-au&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1&redir_esc=&ei=Bmv3S-ayIYjZcYiZiOcL

List of limitations in 64-Bit Windows

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/282423#appliesto

Answer 2

I just assumed that the appropriate run times files were already included in Windows 7 and it was not necessary to install them separately?  I couldn't locate anything later than 290887.  Then again it might not be included, as I have some of the files mentioned in 290887, they are much later versions of course, but I also DO NOT have  some of the mentioned files.

"Error Number 429 ActiveX component can't create object"

Is the ActiveX Installer Service in Services set to Disabled?  It should have a Startup Type of Manual.

Administering the ActiveX Installer Service in Windows 7

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd631688(WS.10).aspx

Have you tried right-clicking on the shortcut to the program, or the .exe, and selecting the "Run As Administrator" option?

How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/929135

What about running the System File Checker?

How to repair the operating system and how to restore the operating system configuration to an earlier point in time in Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936212/#appliesto

Answer 3

Linney,

vbrun60sp3 and vbrun60sp6 are the names of the runtimes I installed,, 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290887 or http://support.microsoft.com/kb/192461 for sp6 

and http://www.mcenter.com/mailpost/help/kb-Q235420.html for sp3 are the download links

Is there another link you can direct me to?

Answer 4

What is the full name and extension of the file you are trying to install and do you have a link to the download file?

“So, the VB 6 runtime will continue to be shipped with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, exactly the same way it was with Windows Vista and Windows 2008 Server"

Visual Basic 6.0 on Windows 7, but Not on Windows 8

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Visual-Basic-6-0-on-Windows-7-but-Not-on-Windows-8-105474.shtml

Support Statement for Visual Basic 6.0 on Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vbasic/ms788708.aspx

Answer 5

Linney,

I have not loaded the IDE, just VB6 runtime...

we dont plan on doing any development,

however we need to be able to execute VB6 code.