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  1. Aug 24th, 2006, 06:00 AM #1
    Utpal Mehta
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    98 Deployment Issue

    I am developing VB6/CR7 applications for govt department
    and need tp deploy on variety of machines (includes 95/98/2000pro/
    XP-Home/XP-Pro etc).. If I create the package using PDW on 2000 machine..
    it works fine on XP but .. it creates problem on 9x machine ...which
    installer should I use ...?...
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  2. Aug 24th, 2006, 08:25 AM #2
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    Re: Deployment FAQ

    Quote Originally Posted by Utpal Mehta
    I am developing VB6/CR7 applications for govt department
    and need tp deploy on variety of machines (includes 95/98/2000pro/
    XP-Home/XP-Pro etc).. If I create the package using PDW on 2000 machine..
    it works fine on XP but .. it creates problem on 9x machine ...which
    installer should I use ...?...
    I personally recommend INNO setup, its free, and you can find lots of examples in using it around the web, because it has a pretty big user base. I have used it to deploy apps from 98-2003.

    95 will work in many cases, but windows 95 in itself is not a great OS, and you may find you need to include additional files to get it to work right.

    There are others, but most cost a good amount of money, like InstallShield.

    I believe NullSoft may still offer a free installer app, but I know they were bought by AOL, and I am not sure of the current state of that software.
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    Re: 98 Deployment Issue

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    Re: 98 Deployment Issue

    Quote Originally Posted by Utpal Mehta
    it creates problem on 9x machine
    It will if you include msvcrt.dll. It may if you include other files.
    The most difficult part of developing a program is understanding the problem.
    The second most difficult part is deciding how you're going to solve the problem.
    Actually writing the program (translating your solution into some computer language) is the easiest part.
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  6. Aug 24th, 2006, 05:22 PM #5
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    Re: 98 Deployment Issue

    There are differences to each OS that need to be attended to. You cannot install some of the files from one OS to the other.
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