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best vb installer/setup program -

does anyone have any recommendations as to which Setup/Installer I should consider using. I'm looking for something compact like the Winamp installer or Microsoft Installer. nothing to big or flashy, I like the small installers.

 

best vb installer/setup program -
does anyone have any recommendations as to which Setup/Installer I should consider using. I'm looking for something compact like the Winamp installer or Microsoft Installer. nothing to big or flashy, I like the small installers.

[2008] What does the setup project (installer) do that I can't make in C++ -
Hey, I'm having problems with the installer with visual basic (setup project), I was wondering if I could just write my own in C++? I know enough to make a basic installer, and do what I want, I am just wondering, does it do anything special that I'm not aware of? My C++ insta

calling sdk installer from main installer -
i created the installer 4 my application using inno setup installer .everything is alright except that i need to install a sdk (neevia pdf sdk from neevia.com).now what changes should make in the inno script so that the sdk installer is called silently while the main program is getting

C++ VB installer stub comm -
This thread is for those interesting in developing a Visual Basic installer stub. It will copy the VB runtimes, register any intrinsic control DLLs and OCXs, and shell out a "real" setup program written in VB and kill itself. This is similar to the "Please wait while Set

Call another setup thru Visual Studio Installer -
Hi Guys, I have created installable in Visual Studio Installer (VSI). What If I want to call another setup from this setup and after completion of this new setup it should then continue with the earlier setup. How can I do the same? for eg If I want to Install Acrobat from my set

Questions about Visual Studio Installer 6.0 ***RESOLVED*** -
1) What are merge modules used for? 2) An article that i read said that it is possible to configure installer for normal setup and for network setup. What does it mean to configure the installer for network setup? 3) What i am also interested in is a way to install the app so th

[2008] Setup Project Installer - Disable launch from MSI -
Hey guys, I'm wondering if it's possible to show an error if you try and install my program (via Setup Project Installer (creates .msi file and setup.exe file)), by double clicking the .msi, because I think if you double click (run) the msi, it doesn't check for the .NET framework..

ms installer -
I am trying to get the ms installer to load on my pc. I run windows 98 and vb6. The reason I am trying to use it, is because on a machine at work running 2000 NT. When trying to run setup, it says some files are out of date and to restart. It doesn't help. Someone said to use the

[2008] Deployment: How can I make a single setup.exe -
Hi guys, I finished my program, then created an installer using deploymant tool. Problem is there are two seperate files: setup.exe and installer.exe. These two files run together. How could make a single setup.exe file? Thank you for all your help.

Microsoft Installer vs. SetUp Package Deploy Wizard: How to edit forms in Installer. -
I'm using Installer to put together an installation program for an application. I know in the Setup/Package/Deploy Wizard there was a SetUp.vbp that allowed you to actually change the look of the forms and all that but I cannot find a similar project in Microsoft Installation.

Recommend an Installer... please -
Dear All, I need to distribute my application to my client; I don't want to use package & deploy of VB. I wish to use other installer setup programs like install shield...etc. My program developed by VB with the back-end SQL Server 7. The installer should do DLL registration

multiple setups in single installer -
Hi! Anyone know if there's a way to create a single installer for multiple setup applications? We made 2 programs that interact with each other and both have differenct setup programs. Is there a way to make both setup run under a single executable installation? One program is in

Installing another installer from a installer package.. -
Hi, I am using Visual Installer to make installation packages for my VB applications. One of my applications uses a serial to USB converter, this converter comes with a CD that contains the installer for the drivers. Now I would like combine the driver installer with my VB ap

vb.net as a setup installer -
Im creating an application that works as an installer so the user will have an interface that will be similar to installshield which can be used to create setups. My problem is, is vb.net good in creating setup packages. I mean if i write the main installer engine in .net will there

creating installer/setup for deployment throught internet(CAB) -
hi, i hv my application ready ....and for deployment i need to create a web based installer like the one used by Google toolbar.....where the user just goes to the installer website eg.www.mysite.com/installMyApp.htm and the installation begins. I only know this is done using c

VB.Net Installer Nuisance - RemovePreviousVersion (Remove Previous Version) -
Posted For Search Purposes. FYI - The VB installer is whacked. In order to correctly install over a previously installed version of an application, the developer must Increment the Setup Version. The RemovePreviousVersion flag will only force the VB installer to uninstall the in

Installer Program -
How do I deploy a Visual Studio.Net application? I know of the way using the Setup Project. Is there another way using Install Shield or some type of installer? I am just curious. Thank You

Deploy an ActiveX for IE using Microsoft Installer -
Hello, I have to install an ActiveX library for Internet Explorer using an installer, like the Setup and Deployment that comes with VS. I added the ActiveX to the setup project, and when I run the installer, it registers the OCX files of the ActiveX. But Internet Explorer does

Visual Studio Installer 1.1 Problem -
I have developed project in VB6 and MS Access 97 and created an installable using VS Installer 1.1 But... When I installed my setup made in VS Installer 1.1 on windows 98 machine it displayed message stating "The setup requires at least version 2.5 of Microsoft Data Access

using 3rd party installer... need all drivers to install... -
hello... i have a small dilemna... i'm using fusion to create my final exe, then i'm using clickteam's install maker to make my setup file.... however, on machines that don't already have the ms access odbc drivers installed, they get an error while running of course... probl

Visual Installer -
How can I include the Mdac_typ.exe in my setup files? I can add the file but everytime I start the setup.exe, a message said the Mdac_typ.exe is not included in the setup files. How can I set the setup in Visual Installer so that it will automatically find and install the Mdac_typ.

Installing VB apps on Windows2000 -
I've created a program and made the setup application using the VB Package and Deployment wizard. This installs my program fine on Win95/98/Me/NT4, but the installer chokes on Windows2000. My users are prompted to update their system files with the VB runtimes everytime they run setup

Another Deployement related question -
i used Nullsoft installer to make the setup of my project from VB, it worked fine. then i used VB Application deployement wizard, and to my astonish it add some ".dll" and ".ocx" files to "setup.exe" as well, which NullSoft installer doesn't. I want to

[2005] Building setup project (installer), changing Setup.exe's icon -
Hi, I have a setup project (an installer) for my application, but when I build it, it has the box with the CD next to it as an icon, how can I change that to my own icon? Cheers

Inno Setup 4 - Randem Question -
I hope Randem reads this - - - I have manually created as iss file and created a setup package from it. It created the usual installer exe file which installed on all the machines without a problem. The problems only began when I tried to download and then run the setup. Instead of

Installed program doesnt work - Installer created by Setup Wizard -
I have created a program that uses 3rd party ocx and dll on VB.NET 2003. The program works fine on my computer. I created an install program with VS setup wizard - I get no errors during compiling. But when the setup is run on a different program I get the below error (from exception c

[2005] Setup Projects and Live Update -
Hi, I have built an application and using a setup project installed it on a computer. But when ever I overwrite the main exe file on the project it gets rolled-back by the setup when I next launch it. Would this mean that a live update feature I have planned won't work? Is the

Setup program for VB -
Does anyone know of a good installer program that also has the feature of creating a service in Windows XP? I know Setup Factory has it but that is $395 and I wanted to see if there was a cheaper one. Thanks!

DCOM98 and Visual Studio Installer 1.1 -
If I'm creating a setup program that is going to be installed on a Win98/ME machine, do I still need to make sure the users have DCOM98.exe installed prior to running the setup. This was a requirement when using the Package & Deployment Wizard. Or does the Visual Studio Installer

Unattended Install -
I have written an application using VB6. I have also managed to create a setup.exe file that installs my application on a users PC (and it works). I created this setup.exe using the Package and Deployment Wizard. Can anybody advise me on the best way of creating a setup.exe progra

Visual Studio Installer: Automatically install MDAC -
Dear Friends. I am very much upset by the package & deployment capacity of the Visual basic programs. recently i have heard of the visual studio installer, that has solved one of the problem of adding folders to the setup. Now i am facing another problem. My application need

[2005] Software Installation Package Security... -
Ok, I have a setup package I made with vs2005, but I want to make it to where a person can use that installer twice, and after that it won't install anymore. How would I go about doing this? A friend said to try and make the installer store a mac address, and that way it would

Visual Basic Installer -
We are using the visual basic installer to create installer modules for our applications (a setup.exe loads the msi file etc.). When a new version is released, the user runs the setup.exe file and the newest version is installed on their PC. The problem is that the old version still sh

Ready to publish -
I have the program Inno Setup Compiler But i cannot get my program to work When i compile and pulbish in vb, i have the CD, Internet, and something else choices. Then i have 4 files made, one i can delete because its autorun I end up with setup and two others I want to be able to

VB 6 Installer problem -
Dear forum, I created a program installer for a VB 6 project through P&D Wizard. By installing the package the following errors are deplayed: "C:\WINDOWS\SETUP.LST Invalid line in setup information file! Section: Setup1 Files @MDAC_TYP.EXE, $(AppPath),,,6.26.98 12:0

!!!Problem with inno db installer!!! -
Please help me! I am trying to create a setup exe for a vb program using the innodb installer. The prb is that after I have uploaded the file to the webserver and downloaded it again, the file size of the setup exe changes. I have verified this by trying a binary size comparison of

Best Setup/Installer Program to Accomplish This -
Hello, I need to build an installer piece for an app (VB6) I am developing, which will be be either sold on CD's or can be downloaded from the internet. This is a Windows-based app that will be run for a single user. This is different from most apps I have worked on in the corpor

Visual Installer Problem... -
Hi! Does any one know how to direct the Visual Installer to run the MDAC_TYP.EXE prior runnning the setup.msi? 'Coz i encounter the error meesage from the setup.msi when I run on the tsrget machine. Although I've the MDAC_TYP.EXE in the setup.msi. Juz the Visual Installer doesn't tr

[2005] Starting application after an install using a Setup Project -
Hi, I have created my project, with an installer (a setup project), now I have previously launched my application after being installed, by passing the install directory to a .DLL (an Installer Class), that worked but the problem with it was my application started under the SYSTEM user

How to make Setup/Installer -
Hi, How could i make a setup/installer from vs2005 Please mention in steps Thanks