Distributing VB Programs

[Blitz]

Hi all,

Just a simple question. If I want to distribute my just finished application to my friends, what files or how do I go about doing it? I try using VB Deployment and Package Wizard but the whole installation is too big (1.5MB) and my friends find it a hassle to download such big files from email.

Any solution to this?

Thanks!!!

[MartinLiss]

You could send them a zip file, containing the installation package, but there is no good way around using the P&D Wizard.

Blitz ~

Try using Inno Setup for your application. Many others use it here instead of the P&DW. Hope this helps you!

I've received much advice here and it's nice to give just a little bit back!

Link here... http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.htm

[MartinLiss]

In my first reply I should have said "...but there is no good way around using the P&D Wizard or some other installation package."

The reason your files are so big are probably because of all the components and runtime files. This is the downside of VB.

As a solution, have them download the VB runtimes separatly (via a website), so they'll only have to download it once rather than everytime.

[Vlatko]

You can try using as little ActiveX controls as possible because that way you can be more positive that your app will run on the users' computer. This way the app will need only the MSVBVMx.DLL and as Megatron said it should be downloaded separately and that way only once.