The VB6 Application Wizard fails with a "Method ~ of Object ~ failed" error. How to Download and Use VB6Cli.exe

While originally available directly from the Microsoft Download Center under Knowledge Base article , official direct links can sometimes be offline due to the age of the software. Steps to use the utility:

For older, unsupported controls, Microsoft also released VBUSC.exe , which targets different sets of discontinued ActiveX components.

Ensure no other applications are running. You must have a licensed edition of Visual Basic 6.0 (Learning, Professional, or Enterprise) already installed on your system.