[Resolved] Making a Launcher App (Win98 and up)

[luso2kx]

Ok, I have my Setup application all set, and my app in itself all set. Now I want to create an Autorun launcher application where I pop up a little window with the buttons: Run, Install/Uninstall and Exit. You know, to give a more personal touch to the application in itself. Also, this app will be on a CD since this will be for resell.

Now, I've already resolved the app detection issue where I check to see if the app is installed or not (this will dictate the status of the "Run" button). HOWEVER, I now have another issue. For me to run this launcher, I need to register the msvbvm60.dll on the machine (this being a bare-bones Win98SE machine). Now, seeing that this app will be distributed to clientes who barely know how to turn on a computer, let alone run regsvr32, I need to find a way to register msvbvm60.dll on the client's machine, then run the launcher.

I've tried running a BAT file but, since I have lost most of my BAT writing abilities over the years, I don't seem to be able to close the annoying DOS window that pops up.

What I'm looking for is a way to register the dll automatically then run the launcher, and if possible, not have that disgusting DOS window pop up.

Does anyone here know how to do this?

Thanks in advance.

[RobDog888]

If your program is going to be run from CD and you are suppling
the run-time files needed, you should only need to have the run-
time files in the app.path of the CD. When a dependancy file is
needed and not registered, Windows looks in the app.path first.
Then in the Winnt, System32, etc.

To use a bat file write something like this...

regsvr32.exe filename/path
exit

[luso2kx]

Ok, I did that, I even put the DLL in the same folder as the app, and wrote the BAT like this

regsvr32.exe msvbvm60.dll
Autorun.exe
exit

First it says "File Not Found" on the first line (even though msvbvm60.dll is in the same folder as Autorun.bat is) then the DOS window does not close automatically.

So now what?