How to add a prerequisitis to a VB 2005 project
I need to be able to bind or have the user be prompted to install USB drivers, when I am installing my vb program.
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Depends on which installer you use.
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Its the default normal installer. Not the click once deployment.
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Thanks for the link. How can I add in non Microsoft drivers, such as USB drivers or other 3rd party drivers.
I was using the following link for reference: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/7eh4aaa5(v=vs.100).aspx
I was using the following link for reference: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/7eh4aaa5(v=vs.100).aspx
You need to obtain (or to create), the installation of the driver, and add it as a pre-requisite using the tool.
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OK, thank you...what if the driver is already loaded? It seems the way I set it up in the pre-requisite it still tries to push the driver over and confuses the user.
How can I avoid this?
How can I avoid this?
If installation of the driver is made according to standards, it will handle it easily, i.e. it will detect existing driver, or upgrade an older one.
Driver installation probably can be run silently, so it just does its thing without any prompts. Depending on how it's made, there can be some command-line switches for that - find them out and specify in the prerequisite.
Driver installation probably can be run silently, so it just does its thing without any prompts. Depending on how it's made, there can be some command-line switches for that - find them out and specify in the prerequisite.
Installer not app
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