User License Agreement 1

[Micash]

You know that window that flashes by most of us as we install an application? We quickly jab at the 'Accept' button to get on with the installation, not really taking time to read the agreement. Well, I have developed and deployed a VB6 application and have decided that I would also like to include a User License Agreement that opens at the outset of the user installing the application. I know that copyright and all that has to be dealt with, but I'll get there. In the meanwhile I would like to know how to do it. Is there an easy way to do it? Thus far I have the license written as a *.txt file and have created an *.exe (20kb) that simply opens the text file and dumps the contents into a textbox. I am clueless as to how to get the License to pop up at the beginning of the installation process and end the setup if the user cancels or declines. Can anyone help me? Is this the wrong way to go about it? Or will it work with some adjustments made to the Setup.lst file?

 

[fredbloggs]

Hi

I don't know so much about modifying setup.lst but I do know of 3 ways to do this.

1) Open up the source code for setup1.vbp and modify the source yourself to include the license agreement.

2) Use a third party installer (most include this functionality but you're going to have to dish up some. $$$)

3) Download Visual Installer 1.1 (FREE) ;-) off the MS web-site. It has this functionality built in.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/downloads/vsi11/default.asp

regards
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