hey, Would it take much for Jim to convert all his games from vb6 games to vb2005 or vb-dot-net games?
Josh email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AOL: kutztownstudent skype: jkenn337 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 1:55 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] .Net 2.0 vs 3.0 and Vista support. > Hi Jim, > That was definately not my point. there is allot of older software that > still runs on Windows Vista, but some of them have issues, and you have > to tinker with it to make them run. > Though, there are going to be future issues with VB 6 applications and > earlier just because the fact Microsoft has stated they are going to be > dropping support for them in 2008. It still may be possible to run them > by installing the VB 6 runtimes, insuring some support that way, but it > is not going to be as clear cut or officially supported. > As I recall you have on your web site you have a copy of the VB 6 > runtime. That will only become a serious issue when they are no longer > compatible with the os, and they are still compatible with Vista, but > just won't be officially supported. > We could get into the advantages/disadvantages of still developing with > VB 6,but I won't. Most folks know my opinions already, and know I don't > think continued development in VB 6 is realistic when VB.Net has much > much more to offer a developer. > Cheers. > > > Jim Kitchen wrote: >> Hi Thomas, >> >> Sorry, I misunderstood you. I thought that you were talking that current >> software would not run in Vista and beyond. Definitely agree that every >> new version of Windows has needed a much more powerful machine to run it >> on and that, that will continue to be true. >> >> BFN >> >> Jim >> >> All power corrupts. Absolute power is kinda neat though. >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://www.kitchensinc.net >> (440) 286-6920 >> Chardon Ohio USA >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
