Registering ocx on Vista

[SlashOwnsU]

Hi

I'm pretty sure there's been discussions about this issue before, but I haven't found a clear answer yet
I have a vb6 exe that uses some ocx control (namely MSWINSCK.OCX, others too)
it won't work on vista because the ocx isn't registered
I can overcome this issue by running cmd.exe as administrator and re-registering the component
something like
regsvr32 /u /s mswinsck.ocx
regsvr32 /s mswinsck.ocx
I can also create a .bat file with these commands, works well as long as I run it as admin
that's my problem
the app is sold to clients and it's a shame to ask them to first install the application, then ask them to run a .bat file by right clicking on it and selecting "run as administrator"
it's just too much manual operations for the price they pay

is there a way to programmatically bypass that "run as admin" problem and register the components automatically ?

[dilettante]

Clearly they aren't "installing" the application or this problem doesn't arise. Are you just copying files and calling this an installer?

Either the PDW that comes with VB6 or the Visual Studio Installer 1.1 (free) add-on for VB6 are good basic choices for application packaging. In both cases the user still requires administrator rights to install though and will see a UAC prompt.

[isnoend07]

I am going to do the same thing sometime down the road. I purchased an installer that i think will do what you need here:
http://www.gdgsoft.com/pb/index.aspx
I looked at a lot of installers see here: http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=515296