I want to create a real setup project for my application so when someone want to download it he can run only setup, not default setup that provide me VB . How can I do that?
View 4 Replies
I've finally got a project compiled and tested and ready to roll out.I have discovered that the "Publish" option is not what it seems, and that we must create a separate "Setup Project" to carry out the task of installing the files.This is not the most intuitive process I've seen, and the online help on that subject is not easy to understand.I was hoping that someone could direct me to a tutorial or guide that would step me through the specific approach I need. Many of the other guides online are vague and address multiple scenarios and do not separate the approaches very well.I have the contents of my project in /bin/release. It runs nicely by iteself with no errors.Here's what I need:
1. To create a setup exe that I can distribute that will install my software, with all of the supporting (resource) files and folders.
2. I need the setup process to force the installer to "agree" to a EULA.
3. I'd would like to provide an image on the installation screen/popup.
4. I would like the software registered in the registry and rely on it being there in the registry.
5. I need it to default to program filesprojectname (it does by default)
I'm creating setup using VS2008 and I can able to create. The problem is the setup location is always c:program filesdefault company name.
I can rename that while installing. but, how can I change default company name while creating setup.
add serial number requirement to Setup & deployment > setup wizard for VB.net application
View 16 RepliesI am using VS 2008 VB and setup my application software in Win XP without any issue. But after installed in Win 7, it doesn't work well (it show one file not found, but I saw the file in the right folder). Could it be the incompatibility of VS 2008 and Win 7? If I upgrade to VS 2010, will the issue be fixed?
View 10 RepliesI'm a Visual Basic beginner. There are many things that I didn't know about Windows software development as I've been a Mac user for 20 years and just started developing Windows programs several days ago.
Anyway, using Visual Studio Installer (File > Add > New Project > Visual Studio Installer), I have two files inside the Release folder - setup.exe and Setup.msi. I've got some information about these files. So when you publish your software, what do you do with these two files? According to one web site, you can put them together into one with IExpress, which produces a file with an extension of CAB. Another web site suggests SFX Compiler. In the meantime, I downloaded a dozen applications at Download.com earlier. If I click on the download button, the final delivery extension is .exe on most of them. I know that you won't go anywhere by double-clicking on setup.exe from the Release folder without Setup.msi. Meanwhile, Setup.msi is a tand-alone application. But nobody uses this file alone to distribute their product.
I hv deployed my project using "Setup and Deployment" wizard. I hv installed MS VS.NET 2003 Bootstrapper Plugin -> A plug-in for creating deployment projects in Microsoft� Visual Studio� .NET 2003 that contain the .NET Framework version 1.1 and/or Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) version 2.7. still it is giving the error The setup requires .NET Framework 1.1.4322. Install the .NET Framework and run the setup again. The .NET Framework can be obtained from the web. Would u like to do this now?
[Code]...
Setup and deploy for my project worked fine for a while allowing you to install my program and uninstall the old version, but now it installs two entries. I don't get it, before I got it do do that it would give an error that it needed to be uninstalled first. Now like I said I get two entries in the programs uninstall window. RemovePreviousVersions = true. I change the version number and update the product code. Even tried changing the upgrade code. I just don't get why it doesn't work anymore, and its really annoying! Also, is there a way that the setup file can just be one .exe rather then a setup file and a data file?
View 2 RepliesI need to set a string stored in registry as the default location of a setup file how to do in vb.net (visual studio 2008)
View 1 Repliesi want to setup default signature for outlook , when i open to send new mail, i want that my signature there is already, how to realise it in vb.net?
View 1 RepliesI made one application form in vb.net and access as database,in this form there is a imagebox field where i can upload the images.i put one default image when the form gets loaded. i want to save this default image if i dont upload an image.And another problem i'm facing is i want to deploy my project on another system but when i'm deploying my project, the database is not connecting so i've to add database separately on the other system even though i'm adding database during setup.May be i'm going somewhere wrong.how should i add database while setup and save the default image.
View 4 Repliesi have included an exe in my setup project. how can i run this exe while running setup.exe,also tell me how to pass parameter to this exe.
View 2 RepliesOk, imagine the simplest solution in Visual Studio 2008 with framework 3.5 (OS = Win XP) where I have added a class library. Then I've added a COM Class. This COM Class is so simple, it only exposes 1 function:
Public Function SayHello() As String
Return " Hello."
End Function
[code].....
[ProgramFilesFolder][Manufacturer][ProductName][Version] is the Default. i Want to change the programfilesfolder to documents folder.
I already try this:
[DocumentsFolder][Manufacturer][ProductName] but it doesnt work. error in installing the product. ERRROR: "Could not access network location Polongo companyMC"
Iam changing the installation directory because when the application is installed in program files, my database can't add and edit record. having an error something like "operation must need an updateable query" because of that error i tried to install the appl in documents and there n error i'd encountered like when I install it to the program files folder.
I have been told to add a button to a desktop app that when clicked, opend a word document that has been given to me. I am using the following line of code to open the file:
Process.Start(Application.StartupPath + "\Registry User Guide.doc")
How do I add this document to my setup project so when a user installs the MSI it will put the word doc into the application.startuppath?
How to make a setup project
View 6 RepliesI'm working in a small project i want to know how to make setup file for my project ,to run the project in another computers i try to make setup file from ,, add new project/setup and i added (Source Files and Primy output) to the setup files ,but it is not working in the another pcs can any one tell me how to make correct setup file to work in another pcs
View 11 RepliesMy suggestion is how to use the setup/deployment project - and also how to add it/incorporate it into the project being built.
View 3 RepliesI am using vs 2003 to build a setup project but got this error message"Could not find file ..., Not enough storage is available to complete this operation."I checked the path of the file, it is correct. After I remove this file from the setup project, I can build it successfully and the result msi file is about 250MB, the file I removed is about 260MB, is there any limitation about the size of the file in setup project or the total size of msi file? If so, how can I build the setup project?
View 19 Repliesim making a setup project with my windows application. i have pack it but the problem is my database. how do i set there new targets once i added the mdb file. i know thats the problem but i really dont know how to reconfigure
another thing, when its already pack and when i try to run the msi, the interface has an error on the picture above. and whats the bootstraper for? why is it that clicking the bootstraper is an error.
also if my target machine doesnt have vb.net and ms access, would my project be still running in there? this is my first time in making setup projects.. im using vb.net 2k3.
My windows app works fine in my pc. Once I created a setup project and then install in a client pc, there is an error to load Crystal Report.How to add Crystal Report in setup project? (I added all dll file associated with Crystal Report but did not work)
View 1 RepliesI wish to add licence agreement to my setup files (using setup project)
If user does not accept it, setup should be cancelled.
I added a setup project to a winform vb.net app which otherwise builds fine. Once the setup project is added to the solution, however, the build fails with the following error;Unrecoverable build error.As there does not seem to be much information I can't figure what the problem is. What can I do from here to fix this to get deployment package?
View 1 RepliesI have a setup project which is full of VB Libraries / apps...when I try to build it in the debug configuration it always errors out with this error[code]...
View 9 RepliesI'm making my first setup in visual studio 2008. But how can I change the language of the setup? I know i can chage some lines of text but I can't change the title and other stuff. Does anybody know how to change it?
View 2 RepliesI want to create a file setup for my project that combine such as sql express,crystal report and .NET framework.
View 5 Repliesive just completed my app and i created a setup and deployment project.Complier forced me to exclude wmp.dll
i get this error for about a second before the app launches. Losing my splash screen because of it
I thinks it has to do with the .dll, but ive no clue how to fix
How to add a custom action in C# setup project as creating a database in sql server by making selection of local or remote server during installation?
View 5 RepliesI'm making my first setup in visual studio 2008. But how can I change the language of the setup? I know i can chage some lines of text but I can't change the title and other stuff. Does anybody know how to change it?BerryFrom Europe, The Netherlands, Zaandam (Near Amsterdam)
View 3 RepliesI need to make a setup file for my vb.net project. I use sql server 2005 & VS 2008. I want to make setup file which is write in CD and use any another system.
View 1 Replies
