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Installshield and Wise are two commercial alternatives that come to mind. &nbsp;There are a dozen (or so) alternatives. &nbsp;Some alternatives are free/share.<br />
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Remember that users need to have PowerUser or Admin rights in order to run the install program.
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Installshield and Wise are two commercial alternatives that come to mind.  There are a dozen (or so) alternatives.  Some alternatives are free/share.

Remember that users need to have PowerUser or Admin rights in order to run the install program.

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as jmgs says, inno setup is great. <br />
no matter how complicated is your app. &nbsp;inno rules!<br />
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some (big blue hardware company) drivers are installed using inno.<br />
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much much better than other commercial setup programs.<br />
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as jmgs says, inno setup is great.
no matter how complicated is your app.  inno rules!

some (big blue hardware company) drivers are installed using inno.

much much better than other commercial setup programs.



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Hello,<br />
<br />
I created my program but the sad part is that its using a lot of *.dll and *.ocx files.<br />
Therefore I need a good installer that runs on every PC.<br />
<br />
I tried the package wizard wich in included in VB but it seems many users got problems using it.<br />
Either they cant even start the installer, or somewere during the installation they get errors.<br />
Sometimes the installer closes as a result of such errors, sometimes it continues after having pressed the ignore button.<br />
<br />
I am working with XP pro sp2 I believe.<br />
I know a low system is better to create installers but I dont have other PC's nor other win versions.<br />
<br />
Is there a solution to create a decent installer that will work for everyone?<br />
<br />
Greetz<br />

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Hello,

I created my program but the sad part is that its using a lot of *.dll and *.ocx files.
Therefore I need a good installer that runs on every PC.

I tried the package wizard wich in included in VB but it seems many users got problems using it.
Either they cant even start the installer, or somewere during the installation they get errors.
Sometimes the installer closes as a result of such errors, sometimes it continues after having pressed the ignore button.

I am working with XP pro sp2 I believe.
I know a low system is better to create installers but I dont have other PC's nor other win versions.

Is there a solution to create a decent installer that will work for everyone?

Greetz


How to create a working installer for everyone?

Installation is the act of making a computer program program ready for execution. Because the process varies programs often come with a specialized program responsible for doing whatever is needed for their installation. Installation may be part of a larger software deployment process. Cross platform installer builders that produce installers for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux include InstallAnywhere, InstallBuilder and Install4J. Installers for Microsoft Windows include Windows Installer, InstallShield, and Wise Installation Studio; free installer-authoring tools include NSIS, IzPack, Clickteam, InnoSetup, InstallSimple and WiX. Mac OS X includes Installer, and also includes a separate software updating application.

Installation

Visual Basic is Microsoft’s event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) for its Component Object Model (COM) programming model. It is relatively easy to learn and use because of its graphical development features and BASIC heritage. It has been replaced with VB.NET, and is very similar to VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), the programming language for the Microsoft Office product line.