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What is the difference between a Reference and Component from the Project Menu?
If I add a Reference (such as Regular Expressions) to a Visual Basic project, do I need to distribute the DLL or OCX related to that Reference along with the EXE?
How is that different from Project -> Components? For which I know components require that I distribute the OCX file of any additional components (i.e. vb controls) I add to a project.
Also is there a way to tell if a Reference I'm including (like Microsoft VBScript regular Expressions 5.5) for VB6 project is part of a basic install for Windows XP?
If it isn't then I'll know to include it in my distribution file (MSI package).
Why don't you just use the P&D wizard or Inno/Inno Script and let it decide what to include?
Oh and even if you don't want to use the P&D Wizard to create a set of installation files, one of it's options is to instead just create a dependency list.