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Q259564: INFO: Windowless Controls in the Mswless.ocx File Not Supported

Article: Q259564
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbCtrl kbVBp600 kbGrpDSVB kbDSupport
Last Modified: 11-JAN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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The Microsoft Windowless or Lightweight controls in the ActiveX control file
Mswless.ocx that shipped in Visual Basic 6.0 (in the Common\Tools\VB\winless
folder on the CD) are not installed by the Setup for the product.

They are provided as is and are not supported by Microsoft Product Support
Services (PSS). Using these controls is at your own risk.

REFERENCES
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For additional information on the windowless controls included in mswless.ocx,
click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:

  Q184687 INFO: Lightweight Controls in Visual Basic 6.0

  Q189950 HOWTO: Install the Microsoft Windowless Controls for VB6

  Q189596 SAMPLE: VB6WLC~1.EXE Windowless Controls Demonstration

  Q243530 PRB: Microsoft Lightweight Controls CAB Not on Web Site

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbCtrl kbVBp600 kbGrpDSVB kbDSupport 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB600Search kbVBA600 kbVB600
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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