VB Forum / Deployment / December 2005

How can I register a .dll inside a VB installation program?  Is there a call
to do this or do I just do an exec on the proper command line statement?  
Thanks for your input. Jean

I am not much experienced with windows installer. I am trying to create
a setup using Visual Studio.NET, which as you know uses windows
installer. What I want to do is install my application as well as run
another MSI based installation.

I am trying to deploy an application but when I build it in Release mode, I
get the message:
"Could not find file '<pathname>\appname.exe'  Interface not registered".
It works fine in Debug mode, just not in Release mode.

I have a DataCombo bound to a recordset in VB6 and the list field is
displaying OK.  I can scroll up and down and enter text. However when I
compile it and run the exe the following happens - if I hide the form
and go

I have created a service using vb.net 2003 but I can't seem to get the
installer for it to register my prog as a service. If I register manually
using InstallUtil.exe it works great.
I tried manually creating the setup project and tried using the wizard.

My name is José Enrique and I'm programming with Visual Basic 6.0 SP5.
I have a program I'm installing in several PC with XP. In some pcs the
program works well but I have two pcs where it appears the following
message: "Unexpected error; quitting" when I try to run the program. I ...

How do I retrieve a metafile from a resource (my.resources.xxx) and make it
into a metafile or image object?
I note that, although metafile is included in the image class, it is not on
the iDE list for types to add to image reources, but does add as a file)

My name is José Enrique and I'm programming with Visual Basic 6.0 SP5.
I have a program I'm installing in several PC with XP. In some pcs the
program works well but I have two pcs where it appears the following
message: "Unexpected error; quitting" when I try to run the program. I ...

I want to develop a fairly simple application on a Win 98 machine using
VB5 (I'm behind the times, I know). If the app is installed on a Win 2K
or XP machine should it run OK and/or damage or "downgrade" any system
files on the newer machines?