I'm looking to make a simple install wizard to install my program (I know Visual Studio 2010 already has an installer) but anyway, I would like to make it myself, kind of line reinvent the wheel?
View 3 RepliesI have a very simple program that can run and work perfectly.The only trouble I have is when I install it.I double click the setup file that it created and a window is displayed with 2 buttons 'install' and don't 'install'.What I want it to do is run an installation wizard like when you install an offical program like 'Microsoft Office'.Is there any way to do this in 'Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition' if any other 'free' program is required then I would also be happy to use one.Here is a list of a few extra things I would like to do but I'm mainly posting to find out how to make the installation:
> A Desktop Icon is created
> When it is displayed in the all programs it is called 'Email Validator' not 'xxxx' as it is at the moment
> There will be an uninstall button (So the user doesn't have to go into Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs
I'm wondered how to make program that not needed to install. Only click the icon and its working and resource folder too. When I'll do build program it makes program thats needed to install.
View 4 Repliesi need to know how to make my Visual Basic program install onto the computer. right now my program is a simple .exe file and does not require instalation.
View 3 RepliesMy program has 1,000 + .rtf files and when I publish/Install it's HUGE! 200mb +. I have other apps from other software companies that have more documents than mine, and their entire application is around 50mb. What am I missing here? How do I accomplish the same thing? Does it have to do with the Property Settings of the .rtf files called: "Build Action" and "Copy to Output Directory"? I set my "Build Action" to "Content" for all my .rtf files, and set "Copy to Output Directory" to "Copy Always".
View 4 RepliesIm having kind of trouble looking for this info, but i created a POS program that when i install it, it install under Local SettingsApps2.0labla
So what i want to know if how can i make my system install like any other program, "Under Program Files/POSystem/" like so
Is it possible to create a setup installer that will auto install fonts when user install the applications?
View 6 RepliesI have a project that i have created in Visual Studio express and SQL server express. i want to create an install file so that i can send to others to install. Currently it is requiring the user to install SQL server Express and 3.5 .net framework.what steps can i take to stop the user having to install these 2 so that it is a simple install for them.
View 2 RepliesWith the on-line one click install feature will the application install on a MAC?
View 2 RepliesWhile trying to install my application, when system tries to install .Net Framework, it gives an error.Is there any source where I could download uninstalled .Net Framework 3.0 and provide my clients with application?
View 1 RepliesIs it possible to install VS 2010 first,then install VS2008?i am asking this because in many cases(specially while installing the O.S) i see that after installing the higher version the lower version of O.S cant be installed....and if want to install linux then it might be installed after installing all the windows O.S starting from xp,then vista,then win7 and finally fedora 12..
View 8 RepliesAbout publishing my program. there's a lot of files made after publishing unlike in vb6 when i converted it to exe file theres only one file. hmm how can i make just one exe file in vb9 is it possible? another question do i have to install the program after publishing?
View 5 RepliesHow would you after the user install your program have it run? Is they code you can add to your program so after install it runs?
View 8 RepliesHow do you install VB Libs ? the .DLL's ?
View 6 RepliesI create the program using wndow vista. and i want to install it on other cmputer and it using wndow xp pro.
View 4 RepliesI recently finshed a program and made a finshed copy of it when I tested it on my computer it installed correctly but when I tryed to use it on a nother computer I got a error saying application download did not succeed.Check your network connection, or contact your administor or network service provider.[code]...
View 1 Repliesi programmed software in vb10 but i could not install it in windows xp?
View 6 RepliesI have a simple program that collects information from a database then sends the information to a .dll, which performs some calculations. I have figured out how to build and publish my application, but I'm not sure how to include the .dll. I'd like to put the .dll is a common folder (i.e. system32) when I install the program on a PC.
View 4 RepliesI have an Add-in to the environment of Visual Studio called NDasm that is located at the following web address
The question is how can I add it to the VS environment, they don;t show in the previous web pages
on an xp computer .. i used vb-2008 professional to create a program i then used the (setup-wizard) to create the files and folders to deploy the program on a CD.i followed the walkthrough documentations on how to use the (setup-wizard) .. but when i install the program on a different xp machine .. i get the following message:
** the feature you are trying to use is on the cd **
** an installation package for (setup1.msi) can not be found **
here are the steps i took to create the deployment setup files:
.. i added a (setup-project) to my solution .. called (setup1).
.. on the (choose-project-output-to-include) screen of the (setup-wizard) ..
.. i selected .. (primary-output-from-MyProgram).
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my vb experience is fairly limited - I've only used it when supporting legacy applications or for small tasks so apologies if what I'm asking seems simple. I wrote a small vb install script which creates a new folder on a users desktop, copies over relevant files from the install folder to the users new folder and creates a shortcut on the users desktop.
This works great for giving stuff to QA to test. However, there's one dll included in the install folder which is also in the users GAC. The code looks in the GAC first for this dll and only looks in the install folder if none exists in the GAC.
What I want to do is include a line in my install script to copy this dll to the users GAC as well as copying it to the installation folder.Is there anyway to do this in VB? I did find the following on one of the MS sites for installing into the GAC gacutil /i a.dll
Is it possible to run this through VB or is there a cleaner way of doing this?
I have made a program with vb.net and I want that program to run when the windows start up. I don't know the code. I want that program to add the window startup when he/she install the program.
View 2 RepliesI have made a program that i would like to install onto both 32- and 64- bit windows. If i create a setup for 86bit will it install on both?
View 3 RepliesI would like to create a program that would install a program depending on the checkbox selected.
View 3 RepliesI'm in Visual Basic to create an update center for the software I make.I must find out what the installation path of a program. Eg notepad (which I know), or another program.I can easily find the file of the updater (Application.ExecutablePath).
But how do I install so the path of a program
I want to gray out the Install button for the program I'm making unless an item is checked, how would I go about doing that Here is the code for the Window
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is there a way to create a program that installs multiple software, per say a program with multiple software packages/installs that you can install. kinda like a tool kit.
View 5 RepliesWhen I develop my app I have my db in
"Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=C:db
emoteit.accdb;Persist Security Info=False;"
How could I handle that in a finished application that uses install program. I want my DB in the same directory as my app. How could i handle this in my app? so the path should be correct?
I put this question in the Click Once forum but I did not recieve a response
View 5 RepliesI have created setup file of my program & it shows error when I install it there in another pc which doesnt have visual studio. Even I have tried to install it there in another pc which has visual studio & it worked well. I am confused. It shows following error message: WindowsApplication1 WindowsApplication1 has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience. If you were in the middle of something, the information you were working on might be lost.It has what data does this error report contain link. From this link I have collected following information.[code]
We do not intentionally collect your files, name, address, e-mail address or any other form of personally identifiable information. However the error report could contain customer-specific information such as data from open files. While the information could potentially be used to determine your identity, if present, it will not be used.The data that we collect will only be used to fix the problem. If more information is available, we will tell you when you report the problem. This error will be sent using a secure connection to a database with limited access and will not be used for marketing purposes.