Create A Program That Installs Required?
Jun 3, 2010
I'm trying to create a program that installs required .dll's for a program due to a clean install.What I need to do is Get a value in the registry and use it for the program files path.. but I've noticed some pc's don't have the same configuration because of the version the user is using. Anyway This is what I have so far:
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What I'm trying to do is find a registry key called "SoftInstallPath", if found I need the end of the path to goto the new directory(new_dll) not the old one (dll).. and if "SoftInstallPath" cannot be found.. I need it to find "ProgInstallPath" and use it instead and do the same thing.
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Jun 3, 2010
I'm trying to create a program that installs required .dll's for a program due to a clean install..What I need to do is Get a value in the registry and use it for the program files path.. but I've noticed some pc's don't have the same configuration because of the version the user is using. Anyway This is what I have so far:[code].....
What I'm trying to do is find a registry key called "SoftInstallPath", if found I need the end of the path to goto the new directory(new_dll) not the old one (dll).. and if "SoftInstallPath" cannot be found.. I need it to find "ProgInstallPath" and use it instead and do the same thing.By the way I'm using Visual Studio Professional 2008 on a Vista x86 machine.Also error I keep getting is: Warning 10 Function 'FixPath' doesn't return a value on all code paths. A null reference exception could occur at run time when the result is used.
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Feb 23, 2011
I want to create a setup which requires Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and .NET Framework 3.5. If this software isn't installed, the Setup should offer the user to install them now.
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Jan 16, 2011
Basically the problem i have is i have made a program that creates and installs a registry key which changes default drive icons etc.
But registry key directories need double backward slashes in the directories, e.g.
What i recieve;
C:exampleicon.ico
What i need;
C:\example\icon.ico
I was thinking sending the directory i recieve to another textbox and replacing '' with '\'. Is this possible?
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Aug 21, 2010
I'm making a program that takes common applications and installs them silently using batch files. Someone would select the programs they would want to install and my program will write a giant batch file and execute it to install whatever they want. Heres the problem, After the user selects the programs they go into either one or two lists. Non Silent Installer List Or Silent installer list.
Some programs I have simply won't go silently so from there they can choose in what order they want to install these programs. Then there is a combo box that tells weather you want to install non silent programs first or last. From there you hit add to batch file and it would add everything in listbox1 and listbox2 in order. Listbox1 would contain just the text "MalwareBytes" for example. Along with Novell Groupwise and Firefox. How do I get that to add to the Batch List as a code and in order? So the user wants Malware bytes added first to the batch file. How do I add that to my batch list as a completely different code?
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Mar 22, 2011
What is required to use SQL CE in a program? Does some version of SQL Server need to be installed?
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May 16, 2012
I have several executable files that make up a full .NET application. One of the .net applications downloads a new version of the software, exits the main application, makes file changes directly inside of the c:program filesmy application area directly. I install this application using Installaware and it is code signed and verified with godaddy, so it gets around the antivirus programs. This has been running for a long time, and I never put too much thought into what security levels are allowed to directly access the files in this area, because it always seemed to worked perfectly in Win7, Vista and XP.
Now I have created a virtual machine, one inside Windows, and then one inside Parallels on a Mac. In these two virtual machines, the executable file that installs a new version of the software only works properly if I choose the two options on the compatibility tab in Windows, "Run this program as an administrator" and "Run this program in compatibility mode for Windows 7". Now I have found this article: [URL]. This even let me set up my registry settings in the set up of my program so that one specific exe will just run properly. I am concerned about just patching something this way.
With Visual Studio running in the virtual machines, the code executes perfectly. When I run the executable that I JUST COMPILED from Visual Studio, that executable will only run properly with the choices stated above, or more specifically, this registry setting:
"c:\program files\onespot\onespotinstall.exe"="WIN7RTM RUNASADMIN"
The exact same PC that has been mirrored onto these virtual machines works fine. It has been impossible to troubleshoot where the problem lies. The line of code that gets executed to EXIT the main program finds the process, and does a gentle shut down. That works fine. Even testing inside that application works fine. But I never can get a return from the Process.Start line. Narrowing down to a line of code is not working.
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Jan 28, 2011
I am trying to build a battleship game. The project is giving me one minor difficulty (so far). I do not know how to create the game board made up of 100 buttons. I can obviously drag and drop 100 buttons onto the form but this lacks a certain style, it would also be a pain. How do I create a form covered with required array of buttons automatically?
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May 24, 2011
I have an order entry system which was developed using vb.net it uses an ms access database.I think I might be able to use mono?I'll need an IDE if possible.
Can someone tell me what I'll to download and what problems I might face, also any suggestions.
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Apr 8, 2011
I have a class set up to hold values on a registration form (VB.NET, MVC), and among the properties is a Password property:
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Feb 13, 2009
We're in the process of releasing software and i've noticed that our standalone version (Windows forms) reinstalls for each users, the issue for this is that we sell to colleges and generally they install of network shares. When the software tries installing for a user it can't find the network share (e.g. permission denied).
How can i stop the installer from launching when the user launches the software.
Reminds me of how Microsoft Office use to be back in the days of 2000.
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Apr 4, 2011
I use Project Setting in visual studio 2008 and everything works correctly and save my information when the application is closed. However the information it lost when the application is Uninstalled. The information is not available with my new install.how to keep Project Settings through uninstall and installs!
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Jan 6, 2011
I've been working creating a few programs in visual studio 10. These work fine on my own PC because I have the .net framework installed. However I need to be able to distribute these programs as a single .exe file download from our website and also as a single .exe file via CD.
Most of the PCs which will be installing my programs won't have .net framework installed and I don't want to force people to have to download the files from the internet (it just seems like so much hassle and I can't guarantee that everyone who wants to install my programs will even have access to the internet).I know that I can set pre-requisites in the publish tab and I have done this whilst setting "Download prerequisites from the same location as my application". I've already downloaded the redistributable files WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe and dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64 and I've put the files in the same folder as my project.I then go into the publish wizard and select that users will install the application from a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM. Unfortunately I then get the following errors:
Error 2 The install location for prerequisites has not been set to 'component vendor's web site' and the file 'WindowsInstaller3_1WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe' in item 'Windows Installer 3.1' can not be located on disk. See Help for more information.ConsumptionCalculatorDraft1
Error 3 The install location for prerequisites has not been set to 'component vendor's web site' and the file 'DotNetFX40dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.exe' in item 'Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (x86 and x64)' can not be located on disk. See Help for more information.
ConsumptionCalculatorDraft1
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Jan 21, 2009
I have a setup and deployment project that installs my application. During installation, I create a hierarchy of folders under the C: drive.
However, when I use add/remove programs to uninstall my application, I do NOT want this hierarchy of folders to be removed. How is this possible?
Also, when creating the folders, I set "AlwaysCreate" to True. If one of the folders already exists, will it be replaced with my new empty folder? If so, how can I prevent this.
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Jul 20, 2011
When a user installs the application from the ClickOnce location there is a noticeable delay after the install runs to when the program loads. Is there a way to put in a progress screen in this instance to instructed the user that there is still more to come?
There is also another instance when an email is being priocessed, there is a delay between the button click and when the email box displays. Need some sort of motion happening during that time.How is this done and what do I look for? Can I make a module that handles this and then just call it during certain activities?
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Apr 13, 2011
The problem I have is very complex and relates to an 3-rd party DLL which require hardware components and special software installs, so unfortunately, I can't post any code so the problem can be replicated. What I can do is provide a very detailed text description and ask for some opinions...
So, here goes...I'm doing a project that uses an old DLL that exposes functions that communicate with a specialized program and call these all the time. I've imported the functions using <DLLImport> tags. The functions themselves return a int > 0 if it run ok and <= 0 if it failed. Part of the problem is that only one function can be performed at a time and if several commands are activated in short amount of time, the connection to the DLL stops working and all function calls return fails. Initially I've had problems using threading with this DLL until I removed it all (some functions would not perform at all, others returned fails, etc.).
My program communicates with the DLL with no problem... All calls are normally returned and executed and everything works perfect... UNTIL the user clicks a little too fast.
So, the user has a form on which he activates these function calls, and if he doesn't wait long enough for the first call to the functions to end, the DLL connection 'fails', after which the program has to be restarted (reinstancing the class containing the <DLLImports> doesn't help for some reason?).
After a week of testing and GoogleFixing, I've tried almost everything:
1) I've made the functions calling DLLs store a bool variable Working and then wait for that to be free - this didn't help as apparently the connection breaks before even coming to the code, which suggests a threading problem (explained further down)
2) I've tried adding <STAThread> to DLL function declarations
3) I've tried messing around with <DLLImport> attributes
4) I've added SyncLock to function calls
5) I've added a loop with sleep on the calling code to make it to 'wait' for the work to end
All of these didn't help, just showed that the DLL connection fails even WITHOUT repeated calls to the DLL... So, the only thing that did help is disabling the controls starting the calling process on the form...
For example:
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This is of course a stupid way to treat the problem's symptoms (the source eludes me) and inpractical since the calls are made from about 40 different places in the code and I'd have to disable ALL forms/controls starting this calls to be fully safe, which is nearly impossible in practice.
So, entering any code already causes a problem, which is why I've came to the conclusion that this is a threading problem...
I execute all the function calls from the Main Thread (like I said, all past threading was removed due to problems communicating with DLL), yet for some reason the form keeps the focus and the user can click away (most likely because the DLL is working at the time and the form keeps the focus?), either messing around with the Main Thread or creating a new one which seems to break the DLL.
So, assuming that no one comes up with a magical one-line solution at least answering these questions would be very helpful:
1) Is there a way to fully disable control over the program to the user in a simple way while the code is executing (something like Application.enabled = false)?
2) Can Main Thread be disabled from reacting at other points in the program in some way until a code finishes?
3) How can <DLLImport> lines be restarted if reinstancing the class containing them doesn't help (I'm seeing this as a memory/cache problem of some sort, since after program restart, everything works fine)?
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Jul 29, 2009
From the exception it throws, it cannot find a critical database file called cakecreationdb.accdb. I am at my wits end over this problem and have been up all night trying to solve it. I am quickly running out of time to do so.
The copy to output is set at copy if newer. I have also tried copy always and still get the same result.
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Jul 9, 2010
when i run my program this come up "The specified string is not in the form required for an e-mail address." this is my code. textbox4 is in email address form.
CODE:
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Aug 4, 2010
Hello I want to create a windows form application program that can create games something like Gamemaker or Klik & Play (butt less advanced) with D&D "Drag and Drop" events and actions.
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Nov 30, 2011
To create a program that asks for input then uses an else statement to create a handling fee balance.
Input: sales record - first name, last name, purchase amount, balance before purchase
Output: report - full name, old balance, purchase amount, handling fee, new balance
Definitions: handling fee is 5% of the old balance if the old balance is less than $1000.00 else it is 2% new balance = old balance + purchase + handling fee
Processing:
Ask for and receive sales information
Calculate new balance
Print output report
End the program when a purchase amount of 9999.99 is entered
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Apr 30, 2009
I'm facing a major problem with a Deployment Project I created to install one of my applications.I am using the ENGLISH IDE of the Visual Studio 2008 - even though my end users will have German environments. This is why I set the
Localization = German
Property in the Deployment Project's Properties. The UI of the generated setup is German, so all's fine there. However, the setup installs the ENGLISH .Net Framework. I have not found any way around this.The problem are at least twofold:
1. An English Framework on a German PC might cause instabilities.
2. It's a big flaw to see UI inconsistencies (i.e. the UI and Setup of the application is German while the NET Framework shows certain elements in English, e.g. the DisplayName property of cultures)how can I get the project to install the localized .NET Framework?
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Jul 18, 2011
Does vb 2010 have a 'REQUIRED" property or control that allow you to make a textbox a "required" field? I googled and saw something about required property in controls in toolbox but somehow I could not find it anywhere in my vb 2010 toolbox. Would it be easier to write it? Does anyone have sample code?
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Nov 30, 2010
I have a project to do for one of my classes that i need help on. Its and extra credit so im left on my own. Project Create a program to allow a student to create there own schedule. what i am trying to do is create a checkedlistbox for the student to check classes they are taking, and need something else to pop up or to show in another box or listbox the classes they can take for the next quarter. I know it has to do with if then statements but i dont know how to write basically:"if (class is checked in checkedlistbox) then ( these are the classes you can take)".
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Jun 15, 2009
how i can write a program to create a shortcut in the startup folder of a different program. So i have one program on my computer that should run at startup, i just need another program to create a shortcut to it, and then copy this shortcut into the startup folder.
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Nov 15, 2009
I am very very new to VB.NET and would like to ask a simple question. I want to create a vb.net program and allow visitors to a website to download this program. However, I prefer not to have visitors download a zip folder. I would like to have a program that just gives a prompt to save in a selected folder, once the saved file is selected it prompts the person to download, and then when finished prompts the person to run the program. The reason is twofold:
1. I don't like the extra step involved with unzipping the file. and 2. I don't like the visitors having to look for the "main" file program within the new downloaded folder. So is there any way to have just one file for others to download without having it in a zip folder?
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Feb 5, 2009
Anyone ever try and create a program in visual basic that interfaced with an USB device? For example say I want to build a clock but I want to have the software to control this through usb. I want to write the clock setting program that tells the clock what to set for time and date and things like that.
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Mar 30, 2009
I want to create a program that will auto update another program i have created. I want (this program) to check for updates (from a txt file that i wil have in the first line the previous version and in the second line the present version) and if there will be a new version then start downloading and the progress bar will show the progress. How can i do this?
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Jan 3, 2011
What is the easiest way to use an existing program as a basis for a new, similar program--without messing up the existing program?
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Apr 14, 2010
I was looking in this [URL]
I want a program a very simple program, a software that will let you enter a name and then you click "Create". This will create a program and when you click it it will show "Hello! *the name*"
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Dec 31, 2009
Lets say I have a program that has a textbox and a button. I want the button to create another program that will show a messagebox, inside the messagebox will be the textbox from the 1st program. How would I do this?
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