I'm developing an ActiveX application, and I use the Packaging and Deployment Wizard to create my cab file. I've already installed my application on several machines (via IE) and it works fine. However, when I make an update to my VB code, remake the cab, and then try to download the application on a machine that has an older version, it refuses to work. IE downloads the cab, but instead of running the application, it brings up the "Internet Explorer is opening file of unknown type: docStart.vbd from..."
Obviously there are some version conflicts occuring. I looked up the problem in MSDN, and followed the directions for simulating a clean machine, but even this doesn't work, and I don't see why it should (as it does not remove any of the Windows Registry entries for the application). Even more frustrating is the fact that VS Enterprise SP3 had a bug in the P&D Wizard, in that it left the CLSIDs blank in the HTML file it generated, so who knows how my application components are registered, let alone how version compatibility was being maintained.
Does anyone know a FOOLPROOF method of removing everything to do with an ActiveX application from a client machine? Is there a way of creating an uninstall program (you would think the P&D Wizard would provide one).
Thanks VERY much for any help,
Nahid Harjee
