The missing or mis-registered type library is a common headache for Visual Basic 6 developers, often manifesting as an error every time the IDE is launched or a project is run.
| Windows Version | Typical Path | |----------------|---------------| | Windows XP / 2003 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VB98\vb6tmpltlb | | Windows 7 (32-bit) | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VB98\ | | Windows 10/11 (32-bit VB6) | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\VB98\ | | System-wide registration (rare) | C:\Windows\System32\ (as vb6tmpltlb or vb6tmplt.tlb ) | vb6tmpltlb