Setup error 279 Object 9 1

[rresendez]

I thought I had everything right, but after I build my project to the exe file and then setup the distribution files. I copy the files to a CD. I get an error after clicking on Install to computer. The window that pops up says:

Setup Error 279

Object 9

Your setup files may be damaged. Try restarting
the setup program.


I must be doing something wrong or copying the the wrong files. I copy the files in the Distribution\Netsetup folder. Anyone seen this before?

Thanks,
Ramon

 

[Eguy]

Ramon;

If you selected Windows 95 as a platform for your exe in the Setup Wizard and the name of your exe is not in the 8.3 naming format you will get this error.

Ed


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[rresendez]

Hi Ed,

I am using FoxPro 5.0 and don't remember it asking for the windows platform. I am putting it on a CD to take it to another computer and install it. I have tried running the setup from one computer to another using the network and it installs fine. Am I supposed to have the files from Netsetup folder and the files from the Compressed folder? My choices when creating the Disk Image is only the following three:

1.44 MB 3.5-inch
1.2 MB 5.25-inch
Netsetup

Thanks,
Ramon

 

[Eguy]

Ramon,

Try installing the updated setup wizard. It specificaly addresses your problem.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q103323

Otherwise you may have an issue installing from a CD because it is read only. (?)

Ed

Please let me know if the suggestion(s) I provide are helpful to you.
Sometimes you're the windshield... Sometimes you're the bug.

 

[rresendez]

Ed,

I downloaded it, but it seems to be a few months older than my files. So, I didn't use them. I did try to use the setup file over the network and the same error came up. I am getting discouraged.

Thanks,
Ramon

 

[Eguy]

Ramon,

What OS are you trying to install on. And what is the name of the exe.

Ed


Please let me know if the suggestion(s) I provide are helpful to you.
Sometimes you're the windshield... Sometimes you're the bug.

 

[rresendez]

Ed,

I am trying to install it on a Windows XP and I have tried to install it on Windows 2000 and Windows 95. There is nothing wrong with the EXE file, it is in the distribution setup.exe file. I am thinking maybe I would be better off trying to get a newer version of FoxPro.

Ramon

 

[Mike Lewis]

Ramon,

I am thinking maybe I would be better off trying to get a newer version of FoxPro.

That's an excellent idea, but you don't need to do that to solve your specific problem. Just get a newer install program. There are several low-cost and shareware installers available -- they don't have to be specific to VFP.

For one example, do a web search for Inno Setup.

Mike

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[rresendez]

THanks Mike,

I did a quick search and found Inno Setup 5.0.7 on download.com and it is free. Do I use this instead of the setup.exe that the distribution creates?

Ramon

 

[TamarGranor]

You use Inno Setup to create the setup.exe just as you previously used the Setup Wizard.

Tamar

 

[rresendez]

Tamar,

But how do I get the distribution files in it and how do I uncompress them? I have been looking at the Inno Setup and I am completely lost. I am not sure I can do this.

Thanks,
Ramon

 

[Mike Lewis]

Ramon,

Do I use this instead of the setup.exe that the distribution creates?

No, you use it instead of the Setup Wizard. The end product is a set of files, which you send to the user. These files include a program called Setup.Exe. Just tell the user to run Setup.Exe and follow the prompts. You don't have to worry about uncompressing the files.

Mike


__________________________________
Mike Lewis (Edinburgh, Scotland)

My sites:
Visual FoxPro (www.ml-consult.demon.co.uk)
Crystal Reports (www.ml-crystal.com)

 

[rresendez]

Thanks Mike,

What about the distribution files to allow the program to run outside of FoxPro? I am sorry if I sound stupid, but I would rather ask than to not know what to do.

Also, I had a smaller program that I did that I used the setup wizard and it works fine. Most of the file names are different. Is there something still there from it that I need to get rid of?

Ramon