No progress bar during download

[furjaw]

I developed a Windows application that I intend to market.
I created a web page with Expressions Web (replaced Front Page).
I have a button labeled "Download 30 Day Free Trial" which I linked to MyApp.zip.
It downloads the zip file, but, there is no indication that it is doing anything.
There is no progress bar.

[randem]

There won't be unless you write an app to download the file and show the progress...

[furjaw]

Could the app run from the website?
I would rather not have to download the app.

[randem]

No, it has to run from the users computer.

[furjaw]

My "Download 30 Day Free Trial" button is linked to "OrthoLabRx Download.exe".
It asks if I want to Save or Run.
If I select "Run", I get all kinds of error messages..
"Save" works fine, but, is there any way to suppress this dialogue?
I would prefer if it didn't ask since I really don't have any choice anyway.

[randem]

What do you mean you don't have a choice? The user always has a choice, and no you can't suppress it.

[furjaw]

OK, I save the download program and run it.
Then I get:
"The publisher could not be verified. Are you sure that you want to run this software."
How can I suppress this message?

[randem]

What are you using? When you run a program on your computer that should not happen. Are you using IE7?

[furjaw]

Yes, Internet Explorer version 7.
Download.exe is still on my desktop.
I clicked on it and immediately got the "Unknown Publisher" message.
There was a check box that said "Always ask before running this program".
I unchecked it and it no longer gives the message!?
But, when I go back to the website and download it again,
Internet Explorer tells me "The publisher could not be verifed".

[randem]

Now the question is why is your program interfacing with IE7?

[furjaw]

Actually it isn't at that point.
But IE7 originally put the program on my desktop, and inserted the warning.
After my Downloader.exe copies Setup.exe and Setup1.msi to my desktop,
I have to click on the folder icon, and click on Setup.exe.
I do not get the "Unknown publisher" message on the actual install, just on the downloader.exe.

[randem]

Debug your download.exe program to find out where it gets that message. I bet it is with the interface with IE7. If you want to eliminate that problem you would probably need to do a winsock download inside your download.exe file.

[furjaw]

I don't like the way this deployment is working.
First I have to know to select "Save" instead of "Run".
Then I have to select "Run".
Then it downloads Setup.exe and Setup1.msi.
Then I have to get out of Internet Explorer
and find the folder where it downloaded Setup.exe and Setup1.msi.
and click on Setup.exe.

Would Inno Setup give a better deployment from a website?

[randem]

No, you need to understand just what you are doing. You immediate issues are with IE7.

[furjaw]

I just found out that if I change my "Download" button to link to Setup1.msi instead of Setup.exe, then everything works the way that I want it to!

The question is, will it install the prerequisites (SqlExpress, WindowsInstaller 3_1, dotnetfx).

I hate to uninstall them in order to test it.

[randem]

TEST!!!, Why on earth would you want to test anything...

Testing is for professionals only... You shouldn't bother with such trivial things...

How will it install those thing unless you put them in your installation package?????