really sucks... :mad:
When I look for other "Setup and installation" - programs there seem to be many out there...
Have anyone here lookt a little more closely on them and can recommend a FREE one?
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really sucks... :mad:
When I look for other "Setup and installation" - programs there seem to be many out there...
Have anyone here lookt a little more closely on them and can recommend a FREE one?
whats wrong with the package deployment that comes with VB6.?
why u need to look for more.
You can try the Microsoft Visual Studio Installer uses the Windows Installer technology.
It is on disc 1 of the VS 6.0 Plus Pack. There is a learning curve to it, but if you are familiar with the pdw then you should be able to figure it out quickly.
We are now using InstallShield, which also takes some time to master and is definitely not free.
Cheers,
Laurent
I'll also vote for Visual Studio Installer...I've managed to convert every developer here over to it and we all agree its the ducks nuts of FREE installation programs!
There should be a link on the forum somewhere in the FAQ to a powerpoint presentation on the installer that I wrote. If you find it, pay more attention to the notes for each slide (for developers) than the actual presentation (that's for management types)
Yah...Visual Studio Installer is quite helpful and ofcourse it is free,
but it has some of its limitations...
like...
You can't place any dynamic data in registry like AppPath ,cause registry values in VSI can only be hard coded....:(
You can try Inno Setup to create a single exe set up program,it is free...but this requires some coding ......
Good Luck
Hi ...
Just wondering, during package and deployment of a vb program, is it possible if we set a specific directory for it to be installed? What I mean, when a user install the program, the setup process will not asked the user which directory the program need to be install. Instead, the setup will automatically install the program to the specific directory that I had set before. Anyone?!
OPen the "Setup.vbp" being supplied with Vb...
Customized it as per your requirement....
but do keep a back of the project before customizing.... :)
You can do all this stuff through Inno Setup.....
Try it once......
this is avery cool and handy tool for creating setup program...
http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php