title: Visual Studio (6.0, 2003 & 2008) compatibility with Windows Vista 64-bit (x64)
body: <p>Are there any compatibility issues with running Visual Studio 6.0 (including Visual SourceSafe 6.0 Client), Visual Studio 2003 &amp; Visual Studio 2008 on Windows Vista 64-bit?</p>
  
  <p>Can I interactively debug the applications with the Vista Web Server? Can I still make/compile projects?</p>
  
  <p>Is it correct to assume that Visual Studio 6.0 &amp; 2003 will execute under WoW64 (Windows-on-Windows 64-bit), while Visual Studio 2008 is native x64?</p>
  
  <p>I note the "Support Statement for Visual Basic 6.0 on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008" (<a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vbrun/ms788708.aspx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vbrun/ms788708.aspx</a>) states "VB6 development on 64-bit Windows is not and will not be supported." </p>
  
  <p>I found some usernet/newsgroup discussions of other folks trying similar endeavors </p>
  
  <ul>
  <li><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb/browse_thread/thread/dd07fdcf9701f81d/33d8b0c93b6501fb?lnk=st&amp;q=64%20bit%20vista%20vb6#33d8b0c93b6501fb" rel="nofollow noreferrer">64-bit OS, apps for Windows development PC?</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.xtremevbtalk.com/showthread.php?t=300287" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Can't install VB6.0 on computer with Vista 64-bit OS</a></li>
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