Using InstallShield with VB6 ??

In the past I have used either the built-in package and deployment wizard to create installers or the Visual Studio Installer tools to create installers for my VB6 application. However I have read where InstallShield has an option where you can publish updates and users can be notified of updates via installshield.

My question.... Has anyone used InstallShield with VB6 ? If so does it work well with VB6 and is the newest version still compatable with VB6 or just .NET?


Thanks in advance for any information...

Moved to Application Deployment

I have used both Wise and InstallShield for VB6 apps with no issues.

My company still uses InstallShield for VB6 apps, although I do not know what version (I don't have to make them anymore).

Since it is still a tool for building and maintaining MSI packages and even the latest Windows Installer supports VB6 deployment I'd say the answer would be yes, you can still package VB6 even with the newst InstallSheild version.

Good luck with their web site though. It looks like somebody hired his nephew to do the web site and the poor kid is from the "throw in everything but the kitchen sink" school of web development.


I have my doubts about it adding any magic update notification to your project. I suspect they might offer a component of some sort your program can use to "phone home" to check for updates though. They might also have some sort of self-updater you can drop in as part of the same feature.