Package and Deployment (Windows XP)

[PedroDePacos]

I have been developing a program for the last year, and I just recently did a clean install of Windows XP (I was running ME before). Now when I create a setup package using the P&D, it will not work on Win 98 or 95. It used to work perfectly well before.

The dll files that are causing the problems when installing my program on Windows 95 and 98 are: MSVCRT.dll, MSVCP60.dll, COMCTL32.dll.

Also, before I installed XP, I was able to include crpe32.dll in my setup package, but now I get an Automation error when it is included. If I leave the crpe32.dll out then the P&D works fine (and although I haven't tested it, I'm sure that my crystal reports will not work if this dll is not included).

I would appreciate any insight any of you could give me on my situation.

Thanks for your time

[Nik Barnes]

I found I had similar problems, but not with crystal reports. If I made a P&D install file in WinXP it included the new installer for windows which when run in Win98 tried to install this and completely wrecked my new install of Win98.

Originally I then used the P&D program in XP and then again in Win98 but this was a pain.

I found that MS had released the Visual Studio installer for free and now I use that without any problems.

The only bit I can't remember is where I got it from. Have alook around MSDN for it, unless anybody else konws.

[James Stanich]

Visual Studio Installer Download

[PedroDePacos]

Thank you for your help Nik and James. I downloaded Visual Studio Installer and I can't believe I wasn't using it before. I still have a couple of unresolved issues however dealing with my original post.

The setup file works fine on my XP system, but for some reason the following files Fail to Register when I run the setup application on my Windows 98 system...
craxdrt.dll
crystl32.ocx

Needless to say, the crystal reports are not working correctly on the Windows 98 system, and I get a message about "Active X components can't create object". I realize that there are literally hundreds of posts about Crystal Reports, but my program was working perfectly before I upgraded to XP, and I've been trying everything I come accross to rectify the situation. I didn't even realize the problems I would run into with a clean install of XP (my previous configuration was ME with XP installed over it-which allowed me to create a setup package with the P&D that worked flawlessly on Windows 95 and newer platforms).

I would greatly appreciate any suggestions on this topic.

[nazeem_khan]

Originally posted by PedroDePacos
Thank you for your help Nik and James. I downloaded Visual Studio Installer and I can't believe I wasn't using it before. I still have a couple of unresolved issues however dealing with my original post.

The setup file works fine on my XP system, but for some reason the following files Fail to Register when I run the setup application on my Windows 98 system...
craxdrt.dll
crystl32.ocx

Needless to say, the crystal reports are not working correctly on the Windows 98 system, and I get a message about "Active X components can't create object". I realize that there are literally hundreds of posts about Crystal Reports, but my program was working perfectly before I upgraded to XP, and I've been trying everything I come accross to rectify the situation. I didn't even realize the problems I would run into with a clean install of XP (my previous configuration was ME with XP installed over it-which allowed me to create a setup package with the P&D that worked flawlessly on Windows 95 and newer platforms).

I would greatly appreciate any suggestions on this topic.

Check whether u missed any dependency files bcoz normally this problem comes when the dependency files are missing.


Cheers

[PedroDePacos]

If I build my installation on an XP system, does anyone know what dependency files will NOT work on an older OS? I used to use the P&D when I had XP installed over ME, now that I did a clean install of XP, installing my program on a Win 98 system replaces system files with uncompatible XP system files.

I now started using Visual Studio Installer, and I don't think that it is including all the files I need (specifically for Crystal Reports). Here is a list of the files that are included...
-craxdrt.dll
-crpe32.dll
-crviewer.dll
-crystl32.ocx
-dao360.dll
-msado25.tlb
-vb5db.dll

Using the P&D, there were a lot more dependency files. I am assuming that Visual Studio Installer removes the files that will cause problems accross OSes. If anyone could give me any insight into this area, I would greatly appreciate it.