title: Does the VB6 IDE run on Windows 7 / 8 / 10 64-bit?
body: <p>We're approaching a point of replacing several of our developer PCs and would like to move up to 64-bit to maximize the hardware/life of the PCs but we also need to support several legacy <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Basic#Timeline" rel="nofollow noreferrer">VB6</a> applications.  That said, Microsoft says it's not supported, but that doesn't necessarily mean it doesn't work.  However, support's not important on a dead tool so long as it's functional.</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Does it work?</li>
  <li>Are there any pitfalls/workarounds needed to get it running?</li>
  <li>Does the installation of Service Pack 6 require any special considerations? (SP6 is basically essential for VB6 use)</li>
  </ul>