I've noticed that in VS 2005, there were plenty of new, great features, with good fixes and just a better overall system. However, it does not seem to have a very good setup wizard. You have less control over setup, and the wizard won't let me copy some files that my program needs with it.Is there a way to get a better setup wizard, or will I have to make my own? Also, how do you make a custom MSI?
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View 16 RepliesI 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?
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View 3 RepliesI might not be placing this query at the right place.But i am having a problem packaging my vb.net application into a windows installer.My vb.net [3.5 fw] uses windows media player component + shockwave component. Now when i select a new project and go to setup wizard.. it gievs me the following error/warning:"the following files may have dependencies that cannot be determined automatically.[code]
View 3 RepliesHow can i link Textbox answers to My.settings that are in my App so that my app can use them? Ive googled and search but found nothing on that. or is there a better way to do that?
View 1 RepliesHow do I direct certain files to be placed in certain folders on setup? I have a specific file that needs to be place in lets say mydocumentsmisc folder. I was alble to create the setup.exe fine but am struggling on how I can dictate where the files go. Looking at the application folder I can see the files I added but the all go to the application dir.
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I am trying out the Visual Studio 2008 Standard Edition Setup and Deployment - Setup Wizard on a very simple VB 2008 app which includes a simple SQL Express dB. The build works fine and it installs on the target system ok. But when I go to run the application and add a new record for example, I get a "read-only" error indicating that the sql db is read-only. Yet none of the files in the folder are read-only. What is odd is that the folder that it was installed into "acts" like it is read only, yet it is not identified as such. If I move the .exe and db files out of that folder, (onto the desktop for example) it works just fine. Should I set up a post build event or something to make
View 6 RepliesI 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 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'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)
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 RepliesIs it possible to create a wizard in VB 2010.
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And can I integrate a SQL database to store the data the users enter? It will be for automatic account creation. And I only want them to enter data once, and then I want to retrieve it for every signup.
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View 4 RepliesI am trying to accomplish an Aero Wizard in VB.Net, shown here: Features in need include: Extended glass frameGlowing textRemoving original caption bar title and iconBack button
View 2 RepliesActually, I am just a beginner of VB. but I have written other languages like C , C# so I understand the basic knowledge of VB.
Now when I read one book, I found one page telling about VB application wizard which is easier to place bars... but as i am using Visual Studio 2010 for VB, I can't find its icon when creating new project.
I have created an SQL Server 2012 database using the Server Managment studio and I want to connect to in in VB2010. When I run the connection wizard and locate the .mdf file it always tells me that the file is in use and to close any programs that have it open.
However VB is the only program I have open so I am not sure why it is telling me this order how to overcome it.I have tried creating a different database the same way to see if that help but it doesnt.
Is there something I might be missing in the creation of my SQL db that might be causing it?
When I add a datasource via the wizard the connection string is either writen directly in the dataset.designer or there is a reference to the projects settings. Either way I am figuring out if I could change it dynamicaly when my app starts up ?
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I am new to VS and evaluating VS 2010. I am trying to create a wizard type control, on which various controls are on each tab. I then want to turn off the tab description and outline and control which tab controls are displayed by programmatically selecting each or one specific tab. Also require to be able to place a control above a tab (not on any of the tabs, which will mean that the control is visible whenever the form is displayed
I am trying to duplicate the characteristics of the Clarion (Soft Velocity) language tab control.
I have noticed that the tab control does have a "visible" attribute and if turned off that none of the tabs are visible. I guess what I need is a "visible" attribute (most probably inhereted from the parent tab control ) which can be programmatically changed.
I know that VS 2003, 2005 and 2008 had the VB6 to VB.NET Upgrade Wizard. Now, on a email list I'm on a said that he cannot open a .vbp file to use the upgrade wizard in VB 2010. Is there no Upgrade Wizard in VB 2010?
View 13 RepliesI am an engineer programming in VB2010 Professional. I am trying to format a chart in Excel from VB, I looked at the following link. I wish there was actual complete code along with the structure.
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I'm wanting to burn the contents of a folder to CD from within a VB.net project.After a few hours of research it doesn't appear as simple as I thought it would.Is it possible to control the native CD writing wizard on XPWin7?All I need to do is add the folder, give the CD a name and start the burn - the Wizard would be ideal and save hours of coding.
View 1 RepliesI created a report using the report wizard in visual studio 2008. I put this line in my form_load event:[code...]
But when I debug my application the report that I created is not copied to the debug folder, so it can't find it. Does anyone know a solution for this?
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View 1 RepliesI have created a wizard with 5 different panels. It works perfectly in debug mode, and when I try it as an exe on my machine, it is fine also, BUT when on another machine the forms get all scrunched up. See attached picture. I checked the settings and they both have the same.
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