Package & deployment

[sajankk]

hi all,


i did an appln. i want to use this appln. where VB is not installed. can anybody guide me in this. i saw package & deployment wizard here. is it the right way of making stand alone appln.? if it th way , what are thing i should take care .

also i would like to know how can i reduce the size of appln.

any help can be appreciated

saj

[Hack]

hi all,


i did an appln. i want to use this appln. where VB is not installed. can anybody guide me in this. i saw package & deployment wizard here. is it the right way of making stand alone appln.? if it th way , what are thing i should take care .

also i would like to know how can i reduce the size of appln.

any help can be appreciated

saj

Using the Package and Deployment Wizard (or any other type of Installer package) will create a Setup for your program that will allow it to be distributed to machines that does not have VB installed. In fact, using an Installer is the ONLY way you can be assured that your program will run on these machines. It is fairly easy to use, but if you have any questions during the creating of this package, there is an Application Deployment section to these forums that specifically deals with these types of issues.

The best way to reduce the size of your application is to zip it, but in order to use the package, it would have to be unzipped, thus restoring it to is current size. If your question about size is referring to the application in a state that is ready to use, the best way to reduce it is cut code. Some optimizing tips would be to move as many subs and functions from your forms to a single module, and have your module to as much of the work as possible.

[Keithuk]

There is nothing wrong with P&D Wizard for Win9x/ME but you may have problems in installing to Win2k/XP.

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You could try:
The Microsoft® Windows® Installer is an application installation and configuration service. Instmsi.exe is the redistributable package for installing or upgrading Windows Installer.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

If you don't know how to use P&D Wizard then

http://home.apu.edu/~jcox/Demos/vbanddll/vbanddll_5.htm

[RobDog888]

The P&D Wizard is just fine for less complex and small to medium size apps. I use it still for just those types of apps and have
had not problems under Windows 2000. I dont remember if I done one yet on XP though.

[Hack]

There is nothing wrong with P&D Wizard for Win9x/ME but you may have problems in installing to Win2k/XP.

I haven't had any issues under XP. What problems have you experienced?

[RobDog888]

Probably the only issue you may encounter is the one where it says your system files are out of date and you need to reboot. Then when
you do it still says the same thing and you cant install. There is a MS KB about it with a workaround.