what is the best GUI written in VB (any software package) that you
know of? Most creative look and feel? (In VB)
I'm considering whether to refresh an older software package that
extensively used VB for its client side application. The Old VB client
looks very 1998. What can VB do now as far as look and feel, or
interface is concerned? Can it produce something very webby, like
yahoo maps? Can it approach Mac-like fades and disolves? What are some
good examples that can be seen?

Related question is, what toolsets are available to update the older
clients with a new look and feel?

A complete rewrite is not under consideration. Quick fix is more like what I need.

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

It is possible, but a lot of work in vb6.

I could use the microsoft web browser active x and use html to format
things, and then hook into the events to get the content etc...

2 more options, would be to use some form of skinning control,
ActiveSkin was one I knew of a while ago - but a quick search on the
net seems that they no longer make it... there are some others though.

The other option, would be to upgrade it to vb.net - it has an upgrade
wizard which works for most applications.... sometimes needs a bit of
tweaking though.

VB GUI source code for developing please see below web site.

GUI Ver. 1.0 Is a very fancy pull down menu, toolbar multi tabbed GUI
menu interface for any version of Visual Basic should run and  compile
from versions VB 1 to V6 (VB 1, VB2, VB3, VB4, VB5, VB6), Has pull
down menus, toolbar, tabbed form, image list, dialog boxes, (open,
save, print, color, etc.), multiple window shell functions, an option
form with 18 check boxes, a calender, a calculator, menu shell
functions to windows explorer, calculator, paintbrush, wag image,
write and notepad. A small database (on one of the tabs), an email
client (without using mapi functions), allowing the user of the app.
to directly mail the developer with any questions, with his primary
email software, (outlook, aol, etc.), picture boxes, charting
functions, and a file viewing tab, Plus all the following functions,
An FTP Client, A Browser, A text Editor, A Calender, 4 Drive
Exxplorer, A Movie Viewer, An image viewer, charting functions and a
links database. Buyer gets the program compiled to view and all the
source code to write one's own application, look it over, a very fast
way to learn VB, develop 32 bit windows apps in no time at all with
this code,just add the Addition forms and code and compile.

http://members.aol.com/scott93727/gui.htm