package and deployment files 2

[Mezzzo]

Hi

I`m creating a self extracting install for a visual basic app. It seems the file size is large. I`m wondering if I can exclude some files.
Here`s a list of the package and deployment files
1)Support folder
2)A winzip file named as the exe is named
3)Setup...setup Bootstrap
4)and Setup.lst
It seems from looking at the files the Support folder
and the winzip files seem the same. Can I delete one of
these then create a zip from the remaining files.

Thanks

 

[toyumail]

Hi, try the open source Inno Setup which is free.

http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php

They also have an faq section for installing vb application using their setup.

http://www.jrsoftware.org/iskb.php?a=vb

Basicaly what you need is the 6 vb runtime files, other dll/ocx you need for your application and your main exe and other files you wish to include.

Hope this helps.
Regards

 

[MatDavies]

the 'winzip'file you have isn't actually a zip file. it is a cab file, winzip happens to be able to open these.

The size of your setup package is probably down to the VB runtime files. You could leave them out and state that it requires them, most windows PC's have them installed anyway and if they haven't they can get them from the microsoft website. you could put a link in a read me or where the set up is downloaded.


regards

Matt

If you can keep your head while those around you are losing theirs, you obviously haven't grasped the seriousness of the situation

 

[Mezzzo]

Hi

I didn`t include the support folder for the
winzip self-extractor and the application
installed fine. That is on my PC. Do you think
the users will have problems because I didn`t
include the support folder.

Thanks

 

[EBGreen]

You can also try usin SuperPIMP from Nullsoft. It is also free.

 

[gpalmer711]

The support folder is not needed for the installation of your Visual Basic application. It provides a convenient collection of all the file required incase you change the software.

You will see a file called "yourappname".bat, if any of your files in the package change then you can use this bat file to create new setup files.

Greg Palmer

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