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Installation of your app -

Whats the best way to package you application up and to make it install everything required on another machine. i.e set up the folders required and othe files such as swf files that are required.

 

Only during Admin rights during installation -
Hello, I like to give my installation application Administrator-rigths during the installation of my application, so it is allowed to install OCX-controls. After the installation the userrights should be the same as before the installation. Can anyone show me the way to the s

[2005] Supply .NET 2.0 -
As with most of you, all of the programs I write have the .NET 2.0 Framework as a pre-requisite. Is there a way to include the redistributable on my installation CD and perform a pre-installation check for .NET 2.0, installing the Framework if it is missing on the installation computer

Installation package modification -
Hi Im having an installation package created with VS.NET. currently it has only the standard user interface dialogs. I would like to have another dialog during the installation (on the Start section) where the client can type the product license number. Then the installation sho

Modifying the registry during installation -
I understand that in designing a setup project, one can use the Registry Editor to add data to the registry during installation. What I'd like to add should be fairly simple, but I can't figure out how to do it. I want to add a string value to the registry under HK_LOCAL_MACHINE\Soft

ie 5.5 removal from windows 98 -
i'm having a problem with ie 5.5. when i try to re-install, it gives a message 'previous installation was not completed...' installation then terminates. the add/remove also shows same message. i'm at a dead end. help! p.s. where does it keep info related to installation? if i

After Installation Question -
hi guyz, pls i've never used any of the deployment software(i.e. InnoSetup and NSIS) and i want to know if there is a way that i can run an exe after the installation, what this exe does is that it erase existing data of the main app in the registry.my reason for this is that end us

VB.net - HELP PLEASE - Installation/Distribution Problem -
After building a solution, how do I know what files are required to be included in order to run my program on another computer? How do I check for whether the new host computer requires the .net framework to be installed. I used InstallShield to create a setup program. InstallShield

VS6.0 PE on XP -
(I've poked around, read the FAQs, etc., and I think I'm putting this question on the right board. Apologies if that's not the case!) Hi all, rather embarrasing that I have to ask *this*. But oh well Getting ready to install this (see title) on an XP machine. Original documenta

VB6 application installation error -
Hi, during the installation of a program developed in VB6, I got the following error "Error during file registration C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSHTML.TLB". If you ignore this messsage, the installation finishes correctly, but you have not the program folder on the start menu'. All h

Custom Actions in Vb.Net -
Hi All, I want some information regarding creating of installation package for a .net application. I have created a setup package for an application. How can i add Dotnetfx.exe file for .Net framework installation. I need to maintain installation sequence, as i need to execute this

60 kb-Apllication---> 5 Mb Installation.WhyWhat to do -
My apllication is 60 kb.But the installation have 5 Mb! All i have in my apllication is...some shapes,images,textbox,listbox,rtfTextBox and that's all! But in the installation I get a lot of files! What to do with that size? 5mb? Why is so big the install?

Reg: Inno Setup Installation Script -
Hi, I got struck up with a problem, i have created a setup and its working fine, but can any one tell me during installation of the setup suppose if the particular dll gets corrupted/not present the installation shouldnt continue, how to write scripts for that...plz help... R

finding installation folder -
I know this can be done but I forgot how. When you deploy an app the enduser can install it anywhere he chooses (reffering to folder on a given system) If my app is relying on the location for the installation folder (for example for some config files that will be updated later by th

Copy folders during installation -
I need to copy several folders to installation path during the installation of my VB program. Can I perform that using the standard Package and Deployment Wizard?

Run other Programs before Installing app -
Hallo, I would the setup.exe of my app to run one or more programs before proceeding with the installation process. The reason is that I have created another app that has a license agreement and other stuffs and I would like this program to be run before installation or elae the ins

Installation and copying files -
Dear friends, how to make all support and other files to be copyed in to the installation directory on installation by the user. for eg:- i have an database program made in VB6, after installation only the .Exe and one .txt file will reside in c:\ program files\project where as i wan

wizard installation -
ive created the .msi file . Now what i need is to save this file in a CD and when the user enters the CD the installation starts automatically ( wizard installation ) so how can i do that

Run application after installation automatically -
I would like to run the application (file.exe) at the end of installation, without user run the application manually. I can run a script file (vbs or bat) during installation or there is some command or option to be setted during setup. I need it because I would like to show an ico

Installation Help Please. -
Hi. I'm sorry that my first post here has to be a help topic, as I'm sure you guys get plenty of them; however, I really need help with the installation of VB6. When I attempt to install it, it comes up with MANY "Setup cannot open the file:" errors. Later on in the installat

Installation Problems -
I have a fairly simple application that I am trying to distribute. The problem is that the installation procedure goes well until the error message appears near the end of the installation, *** ERROR: The file 'C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\msftqws.pdw\$(DLLSelfRegisterEx)' could not be regi

.Net Framework Installation Files -
Hi Guys, is it possible to downlaod the .Net Framework installation files from the NET, as I need to install my program on a pc with no internet connection. I tried msdn, but it stll need to connect to the net on the framework installation.

VB 2005 Express Edition Installation -
I have downloaded and done the Installation of the VB 2005 Express Edition from MS site. The installation seems to work fine. I start the program and get all the initial screens, help, etc. But, when I try to 'Create a New Project', that dialog box comes up gray and empty and the on

[2005] Checking if an external program is running -
Okay, I have a piece of code that starts an external installation program: Process.Start(programLocation) The variable programLocation may be any number of locations on the hard drive or a network resource. The program, ideally, should do its thing, and the process should then

Another Installation Problem -
Installing your first application is a bear.... I keep trying the installation on different computers and came across a new problem this morning. When the initial phase of the setup is going through steps 1 thru 8 I get a message on Stdole2.tlb, Olepro32.dll and all the files in tha

Speed of Installation -
Hi I use VB Package and Deployment wizard and found the installation process from this wizard is very slow then the other package tools (like installshield..etc) Can I increase the speed of installation the program pls suggest me....its urgent

Automatically Install Installation -
Using Visual Basic is there any way to create code that will automatically run an Installation pacakage. For example, will auotmatically click on Next, etc.... In other words a way to take an .exe of an installation pacakage and be able to manipulate the install process..

Can Windows Installation -
So whenever my buddy starts up his computer, it goes into the Windows XP installation screen and asks for the CD. He claims he didn't start installing, then quit, but I'm thinking he did. So is there any way to cancel the installation? I've looked at the hard drive, and all of the Wind

Launch App and Wait - URGENT -
I have a VB app that launches an installation patch file. The installation may or may not begin other processes. I need to know how to wait until ALL processes started by the patch installation before ending the VB application. Here is the code I have, but in certain cases where the pa

mdac_typ help -
Please help! I really need to get this program to the customer, but I don't want them to have to run the setup twice. Once for the program and once for the mdac_typ25.exe. I am trying to use the VB package wizard to create an installation for a program that contains ado controls.

Setup ODBC during Installation -
My users have difficult to setup ODBC in Control Panel. I wonder, can i setup ODBC during Installation. Currently, i am using Inno Setup and is it possible to prompt a ODBC setup screen during Installation? If that is not possible, please advise what can i do. My main point is

Help files problem -
Hi all. I just got VB6 (I had VB5) and for some reason, even though I runned a full installation, help files do not seem to be installed properly: VB tells me I have to reinstall MSDN?!? I tried installing MSDN from the "Customised" installation option, but it ask me for

help required in running mdacrdst.exe -
I am installing a VB application that installs MDAC Version 1.5 by running the mdacrdst.exe cab file. The cab file is compressed in the VB installation file. The problem i face is, when i install the application , the MDAC cab file runs and installs MDAC and asks to reboot the pc. If u

Insert into Add\Remove Programs -
I have created my own installation for an app I developed. One thing I would like to add to it is an uninstall that initiated from the Add\Remove Programs. Anyone have any knowledge on how to get my installation to appear in the Add\Remove Programs once my installation has been run?

VS.NET 2003 Install question -
I finally migrated to VS.NET 2003. Installed it over 2002 and then uninstalled 2002 and it made all the file associations to be lost and so i repaired the installation and its ok now. But the problem is if i put the installation CD in, it would again tries to intstall 'Visual Studio .N

Secret Installation -
How would I install a VB app from an email or a silent installation? No, I am not writing a virus.

What's the best Installation Package -
Can someone give me their recommendation on Installation packages.

ASP.NET Installation -
hi i want to install asp.net on my pc to learn it. but i have not the installation CD. from where i got it. Free.... version of that.

How to Creat Installation -
Hi How can I create an installation file (install.exe) for my VB app?? Thanks

Question about exe installation Archives -
Hello! I wonder what language is best, and mostly user to make .exe installation Arcives in? Thanx in advance, and hope you understand what I mean!

types of installation -
hello, what installation method do you use when installing a completely new system? i've look at direct, parallel, etc but all of these are concerned with replacing old ones with a new one.