[2005] EXE showing error in other systems

[deedhunvellathil]

hi

i have done one project in windows 2000 using vb 2005 exp edt .

now i installed .net framework in another system which has XP
and coppied my exe to that xp system.but it is not working there
it shows error and asked to reinstall application again..
i took framework from vb 2005 express edt. cd . its version is 2.0.50727.

same exe is working in other windows 2000 system.

i need to slove this issue as soon as possible

[jmcilhinney]

It could well be the case that your app is dependent on a component that is up to date on XP systems but Win2K either lacks or has an older version of. One likely candidate is MDAC if your app uses OleDb. If that's the case then try downloading the latest version of MDAC from Microsoft and installing it on the Win2K system. If that doesn't work then you would need to consider what other components your app is dependent on.

Also, did you simply copy your executable to the target system or did you use an installer?

[dinosaur_uk]

Is it possible to publish this software and to get it to run properly without the MDAC? I thought that oledb was in the .Net 2.0 framework?

I am experiencing the same problem of publishing a software to the server and having problems with some pc's even though it has the .net 2.0 framework.

Cant' i just include the System.Data.dll file or something like that?