package and deployment wizard in Visual studio 6.0
Quote:
> I used package and deployment wizard (Visual studio 6.0) to set up
> a software. When I installed it in Window 98 machine, it works fine.
> But when I tried to install it on Window 95 ,first the installation
> (Visual Basic 6.0 setup toolkit) generated warning message like
> "Warming:This package required Dcom95 to function properly!Please have
> Dcom95 installed prior to this installation". Then it generated the
There have been quite a few bugs in the setup toolkit. You'd do well to go
to Microsoft's site and check for updates. I think Visual Studio is up to
"service pack" 3 now. You can also find useful articles on setup problems in
the Microsoft Knowledgebase.
That said... the problem with Visual Studio tools in general is, they rely
on a vast number of external files (DLLs etc) that Microsoft updates on a
regular basis. If you don't have the right DLLs available, or if the DLLs
aren't the correct version, your program won't work. It sounds very much as
if this is the cause of the installation problem you're having. Check to
make sure you've included any necessary system DLLs. If the installation
program isn't bright enough to install them itself, you may need to install
them manually before the installation program runs. If this proves
necessary, please be careful to employ the appropriate version checking in
your pre-installation. It's all too common to see major problems caused by
programs that replace common DLLs with older versions.
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