install package in one EXE

Alex K. · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 8

Hi all

I have created installation package for a VB6 application using VS6 Package
and Deployment Wizard. I have customized Setup1 project to include two custom
dialogs that make couple of changes in the registry depending on user's
response.
Everything works fine, but now customer requested to wrap all installation
package into one file like those that can be executed from the Internet. I
tried Visual Studio Installer to create msi file, but it does not support
custom dialogs. I need some other way to wrap all installation files created
by PDW into one executable.

Winzip can create auto-unzipping executable but I need more than that: it
should start setup.exe after unzipping ...

Any ideas?

Thank you
Alex

Archived from group: microsoft>public>vb>deployment

MikeD · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 3348

"Alex K." wrote in message @microsoft.com...
> Hi all
>
> I have created installation package for a VB6 application using VS6
> Package
> and Deployment Wizard. I have customized Setup1 project to include two
> custom
> dialogs that make couple of changes in the registry depending on user's
> response.
> Everything works fine, but now customer requested to wrap all installation
> package into one file like those that can be executed from the Internet. I
> tried Visual Studio Installer to create msi file, but it does not support
> custom dialogs. I need some other way to wrap all installation files
> created
> by PDW into one executable.
>
> Winzip can create auto-unzipping executable but I need more than that: it
> should start setup.exe after unzipping ...
>
> Any ideas?

I have 3 possibilities (2 of them free) for you.

1. Purchase WinZip Self-Extractor. Unlike the Personal Edition that comes
with WinZip, the purchased edition has the capability to run an EXE after
extraction (and do a lot more besides that).

2. Use the IExpress Wizard that comes with older versions of the Internet
Explorer Administration Kit. I just looked at IEAK7 and it does not have
this wizard, but I know IEAK6 does for sure. You can download IEAK6 from
here:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/bb219540.aspx

3. Use InnoSetup, a free setup creation tool that many of us regular
newsgroup readers use.

See these 2 threads from prior newsgroups posts for more information on 2
and 3 and also a couple more alternatives:

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.vb.general.discussion/browse_frm/thread/afce9ed3077c7847/0f8ae8d5bf32a82e?lnk=st&q=&rnum=2&hl=en#0f8ae8d5bf32a82e

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.vb.deployment/browse_frm/thread/561cf2eb2daed1e6/01a7d6135d3a28ac?&hl=en#01a7d6135d3a28ac

--
Mike
Microsoft MVP Visual Basic

Le pape · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 8

Hi,

Why don't you use the free and wonderful InnoSetup from Jordan
Russell...Infinite possibilities, super professional and free...

Look at www.jordanrussell.org

Phil

MikeD a écrit :
> "Alex K." wrote in message
> @microsoft.com...
>> Hi all
>>
>> I have created installation package for a VB6 application using VS6
>> Package
>> and Deployment Wizard. I have customized Setup1 project to include two
>> custom
>> dialogs that make couple of changes in the registry depending on user's
>> response.
>> Everything works fine, but now customer requested to wrap all installation
>> package into one file like those that can be executed from the Internet. I
>> tried Visual Studio Installer to create msi file, but it does not support
>> custom dialogs. I need some other way to wrap all installation files
>> created
>> by PDW into one executable.
>>
>> Winzip can create auto-unzipping executable but I need more than that: it
>> should start setup.exe after unzipping ...
>>
>> Any ideas?
>
>
> I have 3 possibilities (2 of them free) for you.
>
> 1. Purchase WinZip Self-Extractor. Unlike the Personal Edition that comes
> with WinZip, the purchased edition has the capability to run an EXE after
> extraction (and do a lot more besides that).
>
> 2. Use the IExpress Wizard that comes with older versions of the Internet
> Explorer Administration Kit. I just looked at IEAK7 and it does not have
> this wizard, but I know IEAK6 does for sure. You can download IEAK6 from
> here:
>
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/bb219540.aspx
>
> 3. Use InnoSetup, a free setup creation tool that many of us regular
> newsgroup readers use.
>
> See these 2 threads from prior newsgroups posts for more information on 2
> and 3 and also a couple more alternatives:
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.vb.general.discussion/browse_frm/thread/afce9ed3077c7847/0f8ae8d5bf32a82e?lnk=st&q=&rnum=2&hl=en#0f8ae8d5bf32a82e
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.vb.deployment/browse_frm/thread/561cf2eb2daed1e6/01a7d6135d3a28ac?&hl=en#01a7d6135d3a28ac
>
>

Le pape · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 8

OOOpppsss... The right link is http://www.jrsoftware.org/

Sorry for this...

Phil

Le pape a écrit :
> Hi,
>
> Why don't you use the free and wonderful InnoSetup from Jordan
> Russell...Infinite possibilities, super professional and free...
>
> Look at www.jordanrussell.org
>
> Phil
>
> MikeD a écrit :
>> "Alex K." wrote in message
>> @microsoft.com...
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> I have created installation package for a VB6 application using VS6
>>> Package
>>> and Deployment Wizard. I have customized Setup1 project to include
>>> two custom
>>> dialogs that make couple of changes in the registry depending on user's
>>> response.
>>> Everything works fine, but now customer requested to wrap all
>>> installation
>>> package into one file like those that can be executed from the
>>> Internet. I
>>> tried Visual Studio Installer to create msi file, but it does not
>>> support
>>> custom dialogs. I need some other way to wrap all installation files
>>> created
>>> by PDW into one executable.
>>>
>>> Winzip can create auto-unzipping executable but I need more than
>>> that: it
>>> should start setup.exe after unzipping ...
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>
>>
>> I have 3 possibilities (2 of them free) for you.
>>
>> 1. Purchase WinZip Self-Extractor. Unlike the Personal Edition that
>> comes with WinZip, the purchased edition has the capability to run an
>> EXE after extraction (and do a lot more besides that).
>>
>> 2. Use the IExpress Wizard that comes with older versions of the
>> Internet Explorer Administration Kit. I just looked at IEAK7 and it
>> does not have this wizard, but I know IEAK6 does for sure. You can
>> download IEAK6 from here:
>>
>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/bb219540.aspx
>>
>> 3. Use InnoSetup, a free setup creation tool that many of us regular
>> newsgroup readers use.
>>
>> See these 2 threads from prior newsgroups posts for more information
>> on 2 and 3 and also a couple more alternatives:
>>
>> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.vb.general.discussion/browse_frm/thread/afce9ed3077c7847/0f8ae8d5bf32a82e?lnk=st&q=&rnum=2&hl=en#0f8ae8d5bf32a82e
>>
>>
>> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.vb.deployment/browse_frm/thread/561cf2eb2daed1e6/01a7d6135d3a28ac?&hl=en#01a7d6135d3a28ac
>>
>>
>>