Hi George I have often seen the same and other problems using what you call "standard" (do not agree on that). I use the following packages, they always work and do not have any microsoft "quirks" in there:
- Setup Factory from Indiodgo Rose (great stuff): http://www.setupfactory.com/site/index.php Price: 395 USD (lot less then i.e. InstallShield - Inno Setup (works fine for simple installs): http://www.jrsoftware.org/ Price: free Mit freundlichem Gruss / Best Regards Flavio Hendry ---------------------------------------------------------------- TYDAC NEWS http://www.tydac.ch/german/index.php?menu=News_actual ---------------------------------------------------------------- ############ � � �Mit freundlichen Gruessen / Kind Regards ############� � � � � � �mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ############ � � � � TYDAC AG - http://www.tydac.ch #### � �#### � � � �Geographic Information Solutions #### � �#### � � � � Luternauweg 12 -- CH-3006 Bern ############ � Tel +41 (0)31 368 0180 - Fax +41 (0)31 368 1860 ---------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: "rugo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 18:12:14 +0100 Subject: MI-L MapInfo and Visualbasic > Dear Listers, > > my question is rather VisualBasic question than MapInfo, but I hope > here are > guys in this list who can help me. > > Well, I develeoped a pretty nice application in VB which uses MI > resources. > Application is working well I only have problem with its > distribution. > > To distribute my app to endusers I created an install pack with > Visual > Studio's Package & Deployment Wizard. As you know it is a standard. > It is working fine on developer's machine to install the application. > But If > I want to use the created installation kitt to install the app on a > W2K or > XP machine other than the development machine, during installation > sometimes > I got message: > > "Some of the system files are out-of-date, installation cannot > continue. Do > you want to update system files?" > > If I push the "YES" button unfortunately happen not too much, because > W2K > and XP has a quite strong self-defence system which makes unpossible > to > overwrite system files in Windows' System32 library. > > In install pack there is INSTALL.LST file which includes information > about > system files what needed for running of application. If the > date/version of > these files newer than same files in Windows' system32 directory on > destination machine then install program says above mentioned > message. But > the sel-defense of windows does not allowe to overwrite files with > the new > ones, so installation cannot continue. As a result I cannot install > my > application on user's machine. > > My question is, how is possible to prevent this stupid situation, how > can I > distribute my application to machines where system files are older > than they > are on developer's machine. > > Any help would appreciated very much. > > Thank you. > > George > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com > | > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message number: 10184 --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 10188
