[RESOLVED] Access Violation Error during installation

[sneakers]

I moved to WIndows 7 not long ago and today tried compiling and packaging an application. During installation this error was returned...

*** ERROR: C:\Windows\system32\ieframe.dll
*** ERROR: An access violation occurred while copying the file.


So I tried changing the compatability @ c:\program files (x86)\blah blah blah\vb6.exe from Windows 2000 to Windows NT, recompiled, repackaged and with no better results. I had recently changed that same compatability to Windows 2000 to enable a browser control to be used.

Would this be the problem and if so, what OS would I select for compatibility as their is no option for Windows 7.

Thanks

[si_the_geek]

Thread moved to the 'Application Deployment' forum, which is where questions about installing/distributing your software belong

I'm almost certain that ieframe.dll is part of Internet Explorer, and if so you should not be distributing it at all - and instead simply use the version that is already installed.

[sneakers]

Thanks Si, that seemed to work. The problem then came up with mshtml.tlb and i assume that is also one that shouldn't be distributed. When it was ignored the app installed great.

Should mshtml.tlb be on all Windows machines?

[si_the_geek]

That might also be included with Internet Explorer, or perhaps with certain versions of Windows, but I'm not sure I'm afraid.

[sneakers]

Taking it out seemed to work too.

Another app I have was giving me that old "files on this computer need to be updated then restart etc." on my XP and I read up on it, read the sticky and downloaded the Inno setup compiler. It works great, is easy to use and it is free. They do ask for a donation in which I will send. It isn't required.

Thanks for the help.

[si_the_geek]

I've never used Inno myself, from a brief investigation it seems like a lot of work to use old technology - the replacement for VB's Package & Deployment Wizard (called Visual Studio Installer) was almost as automatic as it could be, and also uses current installer technology... but unfortunately Microsoft decided to discontinue it a year or two ago.