Is using the windows script host, especially the FileSystemObject hereof a good idea?

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Recently I have been asked to do some maintenance on a VB6 application. This involves some file IO. I find the IO operations offered by referencing the windows script host and using the FileSystemObject a lot friendlier than the IO operations that come with VB6.

But will this cause problems because of security issues, or because of the fact that the script host will be disabled on some users' computers?

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