I want to "install" a bunch of programs on a CD and be able to run it on multiple machines. Some of them are stand-alone, no problem there. But many others install their own DLL's. I need a few things: 1)A reliable, hopefully easy way to determine which DLL's a program needs (I do have MS VisualStudio's Dependency Viewer, but don't know how valid/reliable it is); 2)A way to determine if the required DLL's for an application are present; and 3)A way to register the required DLL's that are not on the computer but are on the CD (if they will still work off of the CD). I think I have the last figured out, run regsvr32 and enter the path of the DLL as the parameter. Conversely, I need a way to determine if a DLL that is present on the CD (not the computer) is registered, and a way to unregister it when I leave the computer. Also, I would like (not necessarily need) to find a way to automatically register the DLLs required for my program (i.e. MSVBVM60.dll) and then run my program through an application that will not require any additional DLLs to be registered (i.e. C++ app(?) or batch file). Any ideas? If so but my ideas are still unclear, don't hesitate to ask for more info.
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- Thread starter Smokey
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Not sure what your budget is. I use Wise InstallMaster 8.1
available at It comes with some standard scripts that include the files you need for a VB6 program, registers .dlls automagically, lets you set criteria for installing (if newer than existing by date, if newer version number than existing, always, etc.), logs what it installs, and creates and uninstall program that will remove what it installs. It's not hard to learn, has a visual interface, lets you see and modify the script that you create through the visual interface, and is therefore easy to modify.
I tried InstallShield first and I couldn't be bothered to learn their scripting language. InstallMaster was far more intuitive.
I do not work for Wise. I just use and like the product.
scarfhead
available at It comes with some standard scripts that include the files you need for a VB6 program, registers .dlls automagically, lets you set criteria for installing (if newer than existing by date, if newer version number than existing, always, etc.), logs what it installs, and creates and uninstall program that will remove what it installs. It's not hard to learn, has a visual interface, lets you see and modify the script that you create through the visual interface, and is therefore easy to modify.
I tried InstallShield first and I couldn't be bothered to learn their scripting language. InstallMaster was far more intuitive.
I do not work for Wise. I just use and like the product.
scarfhead
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