INFO: Windowless Controls in the Mswless.ocx File Are Not Supported (259564)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 6.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows 6.0
This article was previously published under Q259564

SUMMARY

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

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:

184687 INFO: Lightweight Controls in Visual Basic 6.0

189950 HOWTO: Install the Microsoft Windowless Controls for VB6

189596 SAMPLE: VB6WLC~1.EXE Windowless Controls Demonstration

243530 PRB: Microsoft Lightweight Controls CAB Not on Web Site

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:1/11/2001
Keywords:kbCtrl kbDSupport kbinfo KB259564
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