visual studio 2005 express edition is the only free one by legal means. This is not vb6 which many of the turoials are about. http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/downloads/
Full Version of VB6 Visual Basic 6 TO INSTALL: Double click setup.exe Now just follow the prompts. serial code is all 111111111111's Your computer should reboot. Once rebooted VB install should turn back on. If not go back to your folder and double click ACMBOOT Run through the rest of the install, enjoy Portable Version: Visual Baisc Portable Edition TO INSTALL: Open the exe. Click the .reg to add the registration to your registry. Then Run VB[