Installing on Vista

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Oct 15th, 2007, 02:57 PM
ochensati

Installing on Vista

Hello,
I have an VB6 application that I would like to avoid upgrading right now. It uses the webbrowser control a lot. It interacts with the webpages through DOM. I have tried to install it on vista, and the installer crashes. Does anyone know how to install VB applications on vista with webbrowsers.

Here is my setup script

Code:

; Script generated by the Inno Setup Script Wizard. ; SEE THE DOCUMENTATION FOR DETAILS ON CREATING INNO SETUP SCRIPT FILES! [Setup] AppName=Calorie Balance Tracker AppVerName=Calorie Balance Tracker 1.0 AppPublisher=Calorie Balance Diet AppPublisherURL=http://www.CalorieBalanceDiet.com AppSupportURL=http://www.CalorieBalanceDiet.com AppUpdatesURL=http://www.CalorieBalanceDiet.com DefaultDirName={pf}\Calorie Balance Tracker DefaultGroupName=Calorie Balance Tracker OutputDir=C:\Documents and Settings\Brian\Desktop\Final Calories 2.5\Installer licensefile=C:\Documents and Settings\Brian\Desktop\Final Calories 2.5\EULA.txt OutputBaseFilename=Setup Calorie Balance Tracker SetupIconFile=C:\Documents and Settings\Brian\Desktop\Final Calories 2.5\Icons\Food.ico Compression=lzma SolidCompression=yes [Languages] Name: "english"; MessagesFile: "compiler:Default.isl" [Tasks] Name: "desktopicon"; Description: "{cm:CreateDesktopIcon}"; GroupDescription: "{cm:AdditionalIcons}"; Flags: unchecked [Files] ; begin VB system files ; (Note: Scroll to the right to see the full lines!) Source: "C:\Program Files\Inno Setup 5\vbfiles\stdole2.tlb"; DestDir: "{sys}"; OnlyBelowVersion: 0,6; Flags: restartreplace uninsneveruninstall sharedfile regtypelib Source: "C:\Program Files\Inno Setup 5\vbfiles\msvbvm60.dll"; DestDir: "{sys}"; OnlyBelowVersion: 0,6; Flags: restartreplace uninsneveruninstall sharedfile regserver Source: "C:\Program Files\Inno Setup 5\vbfiles\oleaut32.dll"; DestDir: "{sys}"; OnlyBelowVersion: 0,6; Flags: restartreplace uninsneveruninstall sharedfile regserver Source: "C:\Program Files\Inno Setup 5\vbfiles\olepro32.dll"; DestDir: "{sys}"; OnlyBelowVersion: 0,6; Flags: restartreplace uninsneveruninstall sharedfile regserver Source: "C:\Program Files\Inno Setup 5\vbfiles\asycfilt.dll"; DestDir: "{sys}"; OnlyBelowVersion: 0,6; Flags: restartreplace uninsneveruninstall sharedfile Source: "C:\Program Files\Inno Setup 5\vbfiles\comcat.dll"; DestDir: "{sys}"; OnlyBelowVersion: 0,6; Flags: restartreplace uninsneveruninstall sharedfile regserver ; end VB system files Source: "C:\Documents and Settings\Brian\Desktop\Final Calories 2.5\Calorie Balance Tracker.exe"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion Source: "C:\Documents and Settings\Brian\Desktop\Final Calories 2.5\EULA.txt"; DestDir: "{app}"; Source: "C:\Documents and Settings\Brian\Desktop\Final Calories 2.5\New Folder\*"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion recursesubdirs createallsubdirs Source: "C:\Documents and Settings\Brian\Desktop\Final Calories 2.5\Installer\System32\COMDLG32.OCX"; DestDir: "{sys}"; Flags: restartreplace uninsneveruninstall sharedfile regserver onlyifdoesntexist Source: "C:\Documents and Settings\Brian\Desktop\Final Calories 2.5\Installer\System32\dao360.dll"; DestDir: "{sys}"; Flags: restartreplace uninsneveruninstall sharedfile regserver onlyifdoesntexist Source: "C:\Documents and Settings\Brian\Desktop\Final Calories 2.5\Installer\System32\MSCOMCT2.OCX"; DestDir: "{sys}"; Flags: restartreplace uninsneveruninstall sharedfile regserver onlyifdoesntexist Source: "C:\Documents and Settings\Brian\Desktop\Final Calories 2.5\Installer\System32\MSCOMCTL.OCX"; DestDir: "{sys}"; Flags: restartreplace uninsneveruninstall sharedfile regserver onlyifdoesntexist Source: "C:\Documents and Settings\Brian\Desktop\Final Calories 2.5\Installer\System32\MSFLXGRD.OCX"; DestDir: "{sys}"; Flags: restartreplace uninsneveruninstall sharedfile regserver onlyifdoesntexist Source: "C:\Documents and Settings\Brian\Desktop\Final Calories 2.5\Installer\System32\mshtml.tlb"; DestDir: "{sys}"; Flags: restartreplace uninsneveruninstall sharedfile regtypelib onlyifdoesntexist Source: "C:\Documents and Settings\Brian\Desktop\Final Calories 2.5\Installer\System32\msscript.ocx"; DestDir: "{sys}"; Flags: restartreplace uninsneveruninstall sharedfile regserver onlyifdoesntexist Source: "C:\Documents and Settings\Brian\Desktop\Final Calories 2.5\Installer\System32\RICHTX32.OCX"; DestDir: "{sys}"; Flags: restartreplace uninsneveruninstall sharedfile regserver onlyifdoesntexist ; NOTE: Don't use "Flags: ignoreversion" on any shared system files [INI] Filename: "{app}\Calorie Balance Tracker.url"; Section: "InternetShortcut"; Key: "URL"; String: "http://www.CalorieBalanceDiet.com" [Icons] Name: "{group}\Calorie Balance Tracker"; Filename: "{app}\Calorie Balance Tracker.exe" Name: "{group}\{cm:ProgramOnTheWeb,Calorie Balance Tracker}"; Filename: "{app}\Calorie Balance Tracker.url" Name: "{userdesktop}\Calorie Balance Tracker"; Filename: "{app}\Calorie Balance Tracker.exe"; Tasks: desktopicon [Run] Filename: "{app}\Calorie Balance Tracker.exe"; Description: "{cm:LaunchProgram,Calorie Balance Tracker}"; Flags: nowait postinstall skipifsilent [UninstallDelete] Type: files; Name: "{app}\Calorie Balance Tracker.url"

and here is a link to the installer

http://www.caloriebalancediet.com/in...rietracker.exe
Oct 15th, 2007, 05:30 PM
dfran170

Re: Installing on Vista

I don't know if this will help with the installer crashing, but it has work for me in the past. Right click on the program you want to install, click Properties, click Compatibility, now go to run as and check the box and pick XP or what ever you had this working on before. This has helped me save alot of my old programs when I went to Vista.
Oct 16th, 2007, 12:40 AM
randem

Re: Installing on Vista

You have many mistakes in your script Such as program location, File flags etc, etc.

BTW: No one will install your installer... especially if it crashes...

Please read Installer Problems for some useful information about installations.
Oct 16th, 2007, 06:04 AM
Hack

Re: Installing on Vista

Moved to Application Deployment
Oct 20th, 2007, 12:59 AM
ochensati

Re: Installing on Vista

Ok, so I downloaded inno script and tried to make an installer. I put in the automatic OS updater, the script installer and such. The installer works fine on my XP machine, but still has problems with my vista machine. First, it elevates the security settings as it is installing, then my program gets the very persistent unknown program warning. After a little research, I discovered that my sin is that I am using a sub folder on my path to do the install. Is there a way to direct the script to install in the CSIDL_APPDATA folder. I need all the users to be able to use the same data.

Code:

; ********** Version 7.2 Build 4 Trial ; Randem Systems, Inc. ; Copyright 2003-2007 ; Website: http://www.*********** ; Support: http://www.***********/cgi-bin/discus/discus.cgi ; OS: Windows NT 6.0 build 6000 () ; Date: October 16, 2007 ; VB Runtime Files Folder: C:\Users\Public\shawntel\Randem Systems\**********\********** 7\VB 6 Redist Files\ ; Visual Basic Project File (.vbp): C:\Users\shawntel\Desktop\Final Calories 2.5\Project1.vbp ; Inno Setup Script Output File (.iss): C:\Users\shawntel\Desktop\Final Calories 2.5\Installer\Calorie Tracker Installer 5 Release.iss ; Script Template Files (.tpl): C:\Users\Public\shawntel\Randem Systems\**********\********** 7\Templates\Release.tpl ; : C:\Users\Public\shawntel\Randem Systems\**********\********** 7\Templates\VBRuntime.tpl ; : C:\Users\Public\shawntel\Randem Systems\**********\********** 7\Templates\Vista.tpl ; ------------------------ ; References ; ------------------------ ; Visual Basic runtime objects and procedures - (MSVBVM60.DLL) ; OLE Automation - (STDOLE2.TLB) ; Microsoft DAO 3.6 Object Library - (dao360.dll) ; Microsoft Internet Controls - (ieframe.dll) ; Microsoft HTML Object Library - (mshtml.tlb) ; Microsoft Shell Controls And Automation - (SHELL32.dll) ; -------------------------- ; Components ; -------------------------- ; Microsoft Script Control 1.0 - (msscript.ocx) ; Microsoft Common Dialog Control 6.0 (SP6) - (COMDLG32.OCX) ; Microsoft Windows Common Controls 6.0 (SP6) - (MSCOMCTL.OCX) ; Microsoft FlexGrid Control 6.0 (SP6) - (MSFLXGRD.OCX) ; Microsoft Rich Textbox Control 6.0 (SP6) - (RICHTX32.OCX) ; Microsoft Windows Common Controls-2 6.0 (SP6) - (MSCOMCT2.OCX) [Setup] AppId=CalorieTracker Release ;----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; Taken from VBP Project File Parameters AppName, AppName AppVersion and Company ;----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AppName=CalorieTracker AppVerName=CalorieTracker 2.8.0 AppPublisher=Sundance ;----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AppPublisherURL=http://www.caloriebalancediet.com AppSupportURL=http://www.caloriebalancediet.com AppVersion=2.8.0 VersionInfoVersion=2.8.0 AllowNoIcons=no LicenseFile=C:\Users\shawntel\Desktop\Final Calories 2.5\EULA.txt DefaultGroupName=Diets DefaultDirName=Calorie Balance AppCopyright= PrivilegesRequired=Admin MinVersion=4.0,4.0 Compression=lzma OutputBaseFilename=Setup Calorie BalanceRelease [Tasks] Name: desktopicon; Description: {cm:CreateDesktopIcon}; GroupDescription: {cm:AdditionalIcons} Name: quicklaunchicon; Description: {cm:CreateQuickLaunchIcon}; GroupDescription: {cm:AdditionalIcons}; Flags: unchecked Name: AutoOSUpdater; Description: Install MDAC's for Database Operations; GroupDescription: Install MDAC's: Name: ScriptingRuntime; Description: Install Microsoft's Scripting Runtime; GroupDescription: Install Scripting Runtime: [Files] Source: vb_dcom_mdac_jet_autosetup.exe; DestDir: {tmp}; Flags: deleteafterinstall ignoreversion nocompression; Tasks: AutoOSUpdater Source: scripten.exe; DestDir: {tmp}; Flags: deleteafterinstall ignoreversion nocompression; MinVersion: 0,5.0; OnlyBelowVersion: 0,5.02; Tasks: ScriptingRuntime Source: scr56en.exe; DestDir: {tmp}; Flags: deleteafterinstall ignoreversion nocompression; MinVersion: 4.1,4.0; OnlyBelowVersion: 0,4.01; Tasks: ScriptingRuntime Source: c:\program files\common files\microsoft shared\dao\dao360.dll; DestDir: {cf}\microsoft shared\dao\; Flags: regserver restartreplace sharedfile; Source: msscript.ocx; DestDir: {sys}; Flags: regserver restartreplace sharedfile; Source: comdlg32.ocx; DestDir: {sys}; Flags: regserver restartreplace sharedfile; Source: mscomctl.ocx; DestDir: {sys}; Flags: regserver restartreplace sharedfile; Source: msflxgrd.ocx; DestDir: {sys}; Flags: regserver restartreplace sharedfile; Source: richtx32.ocx; DestDir: {sys}; Flags: regserver restartreplace sharedfile; Source: mscomct2.ocx; DestDir: {sys}; Flags: regserver restartreplace sharedfile; Source: c:\program files\calorie balance tracker\calorie balance tracker.exe; DestDir: {app}; Flags: ignoreversion; Source: C:\Users\shawntel\Desktop\Final Calories 2.5\Installer\Manifest\Calorie Balance Tracker.exe.manifest; DestDir:{app}; Flags: ignoreversion [INI] Filename: {app}\Calorie Balance Tracker.url; Section: InternetShortcut; Key: URL; String: http://www.caloriebalancediet.com [Icons] Name: {group}\CalorieTracker; Filename: {app}\Calorie Balance Tracker.exe; WorkingDir: {app} Name: {group}\{cm:ProgramOnTheWeb, CalorieTracker}; Filename: {app}\Calorie Balance Tracker.url Name: {group}\{cm:UninstallProgram, CalorieTracker}; Filename: {uninstallexe} Name: {commondesktop}\CalorieTracker; Filename: {app}\Calorie Balance Tracker.exe; Tasks: desktopicon; WorkingDir: {app} Name: {userappdata}\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\CalorieTracker; Filename: {app}\Calorie Balance Tracker.exe; Tasks: quicklaunchicon; WorkingDir: {app}; [Run] Filename: {tmp}\VB_DCOM_MDAC_JET_AutoSetup.exe; Parameters: /NORESTART /VERYSILENT; WorkingDir: {tmp}; Flags: skipifdoesntexist; Tasks: AutoOSUpdater Filename: {tmp}\scr56en.exe; Parameters: /r:n /q:1; MinVersion: 4.1,4.0; OnlyBelowVersion: 0,4.01; WorkingDir: {tmp}; Flags: skipifdoesntexist; Tasks: ScriptingRuntime Filename: {tmp}\scripten.exe; Parameters: /r:n /q:1; MinVersion: 0,5.0; OnlyBelowVersion: 0,5.02; WorkingDir: {tmp}; Flags: skipifdoesntexist; Tasks: ScriptingRuntime Filename: {app}\Calorie Balance Tracker.exe; Description: {cm:LaunchProgram, CalorieTracker}; Flags: nowait postinstall skipifsilent; WorkingDir: {app} [UninstallDelete] Type: files; Name: {app}\Calorie Balance Tracker.url [Registry] Root: HKCU; Subkey: Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers; ValueType: string; ValueName: {app}\Calorie Balance Tracker.exe; ValueData: RUNASADMIN; Flags: uninsdeletevalue Root: HKLM; Subkey: Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers; ValueType: string; ValueName: {app}\Calorie Balance Tracker.exe; ValueData: WINXPSP2; Flags: uninsdeletevalue [ode] function GetAppFolder(Param: String): String; begin if InstallOnThisVersion('0,6', '0,0') = irInstall then Result := 'C:\Users\Public\' + ExpandConstant('{username}') else Result := ExpandConstant('{pf}'); end; [/ODE]
Oct 20th, 2007, 01:06 AM
randem

Re: Installing on Vista

What error are you getting?
Where are you attempting to install on Vista?
Oct 20th, 2007, 09:13 AM
ochensati

Re: Installing on Vista

well, with some research, It seems that I will need to install on c:\users\public. But I only want to install there on vista. so I need to define {app} as c:\program files\calorie balance\calorie tracker on xp and c:\users\public\calorie balance\calorie tracker on vista.
Oct 20th, 2007, 12:41 PM
randem

Re: Installing on Vista

Well, the original version of the script that inno script created already did that for you...

Run Inno Script again and leave the template processing on.
Oct 20th, 2007, 12:46 PM
randem

Re: Installing on Vista

Quote:

Originally Posted by dfran170

I don't know if this will help with the installer crashing, but it has work for me in the past. Right click on the program you want to install, click Properties, click Compatibility, now go to run as and check the box and pick XP or what ever you had this working on before. This has helped me save alot of my old programs when I went to Vista.

That should only be a remedy for pre packaged programs. An app you created should be coded in a way that does not require administrative privileges.
Oct 20th, 2007, 02:19 PM
ochensati

Re: Installing on Vista

hmm, I did try the script as it had been prepackaged, but it didn't perform any better than this one does. If I manually change the program to the right location, it will install in a good spot, but I am not getting much luck otherwise. I will look at your program more to see if I missed a command.
Oct 21st, 2007, 03:18 AM
randem

Re: Installing on Vista

You overrode the default by using a DefaultDirName in the parameter screen. Remove it then recreate the script. It will be correct then. The line should look something like so:

Code:

DefaultDirName={code:GetAppFolder}\YourFolder\YourAppName
Oct 21st, 2007, 01:04 PM
ochensati

Re: Installing on Vista

Yes, I changed that, and the installer worked partially, but the real problem was that it had a key that indicated that it wanted to run as admin. Now the installation is better. Now I just need to figure out how I managed to get the webbrower magically working, and I think I will have a vista ready program.

Thank you for your help