VB Forum / Deployment / May 2007

I am writing an application using VB6 (for Windows XP OS's primarily)
which updates file and folder names/properties. I have added my
application to the Windows Right Click (folder only) menu, this simply
opens my application, sets the default folder etc. and performs the user

I have an install project that sets up a custom folder to install an
addin to another 3rd party program. The location of the 3rd party
program can be found in the registry but I need to be able to specify
where the custom folder is during the install. There is nothing in the

I hope this is easy, I think it should be...
I've got a VB.Net COM Server Application Using the following 'stuff'
CrystalReportViewer (and a static report)
Ado.net for sqlserver and oledb (using MSDATASHAPE provider)

I cannot seem to create a VB.NET application that has an internal or
embedded manifest.  I do not want to distribute 2 files with my app,
just one.  This app should run be able to run by itself as long
as .NET is installed.

I have a program that needs the vbrun60sp6.exe installer from Microsoft. (No, I can't just use the package and deployment wizard for VB6.)  I don't want to run it every time the customer runs my program, but I want to make sure it's been run successfully.  I had previously set it ...

Ive created an application but it requires the user machine to have sql
express installed. Is there a good walkthrought that tells you how to include
SQL express in the application and install it automatically. I cant see how
you add the files to the setup and deployment project ...

I've created a vb.net application and was looking to deploy it on a
cd.  I was hoping for two things:
1.  Run straight from the CD
2.  Prevent decompiling