If you cannot get the native IDE working or do not trust downloads, consider these modern alternatives:

Because you cannot legally download VB6 for free from Microsoft anymore, here are your three legitimate options:

VB6 is installed, but it will crash on launch or when adding components. Here’s the fix.

Do not run setup.exe immediately. It will likely crash or fail to install system files.

Warning — VB6 is a legacy product (released 1998). It’s unsupported by Microsoft, may have compatibility issues on modern Windows, and can pose security risks. Prefer using modern alternatives (Visual Studio .NET, VB.NET, or free Visual Studio Community) unless you specifically need VB6 for maintaining old code.

If your company purchased Visual Studio 6.0 under a volume license, the ISO images are still available for download from the VLSC. You will need a valid business account.