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  1. Aug 22nd, 2007, 08:23 AM #1
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    Setup.Exe

    How do you make a setup application that will install the program as an application on the computer? Like setup.exe installs the program...
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    Re: Setup.Exe

    You use a program like the Package & Deployment Wizard that comes with VB (alternatives are listed in the FAQ at the top of this forum).

    P&DW will be on the Start menu near VB itself, and will guide you thru the process of creating an installation package.
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    Re: Setup.Exe

    Yah... I jstfigured out how to use that, but I am looking atsome better alternatives...
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    Re: Setup.Exe

    I just found Inno Installer... verry useful!!!
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