Is there anything I can do about all the open windows when I open a VB6 project?

Question

Whenever I open the VB6 project I am converting to VB.NET, the IDE has a myriad open windows. Apart from tiling them for quick access to the close buttons and closing them all one by one, is there anything I can do about this?

Answer 1

First close all the code windows in the VB6 IDE, then exit the IDE. Go to the folder where the VB6 project is and find the file with the .vbw file extension. Mark that file as read-only. This will prevent the IDE from saving the window configurations when you exit the IDE in the future.

Answer 2

If you add the MZ Toolkit to your VB6 IDE, that includes a "close all windows" button (along with numerous other handy things).