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  1. Apr 16th, 2002, 02:30 PM #1
    Abashai
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    Flash and installer

    How would I use Flash as a splash screen for Visual Studio Installer? I have seen this done many times, but no one seems to have any answers.

    I want a cool into to my installation and also allow the user to select from several apps to install.
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  2. Apr 18th, 2002, 12:09 AM #2
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    Hmm

    Are you sure they are Flash files, and not Director files?

    Flash would require components to be installed on the users system.

    I suspect that they use Macromedia Director movies to present the splash screen and from selections there call the correct Installer file or set the appropriate arguments for the installer file.
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  3. Apr 18th, 2002, 06:28 AM #3
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    Not a flash expert but....

    What they were doing was using a flash exe and running it from the autorun on a cd.

    The user coud select what components to install such as MDAC etc. Then when the user clicked Install, it would launch the msi.


    I am really not sure exaclty how it was done. I am just learning flash, that is why I placed this post.
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