I am using the setup project Wizard with .Net and VC++. I
would like to place document files in a sub-directory and
allow users to click on their file to start my program
with their document file.

When I install on Windows 95 and click on a document with
my file extension, the program runs but is unable to find
all of the DLLs needed to run properly. If I place the
document file into the install directory and click on it
there, the it opens and works fine. This problem only
occurs with Windows 95. The same install done on XP or 98
works just fine.

With the registry editor in my setup project, I have added
the file extension to the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT section of the
registry. This seems to work for XP and 98 but not 95.

What else needs to be done to get this to work on Windows
95?

Thanks

Greg,

How do you know this? Do you get any specific error messages that
indicate this?

... so what's different between these installations?

What makes you say that? I can't think of anything that will prevent
you from adding registry entries on Win95.

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I get an unsupported operation message when the program
tries to load an ocx, custom active x control. The ocx is
in the install directory. Then the program crashes. If I
click on a document file inside the install directory the
program runs fine. It is only when the document file is in
the sub directory that the problem occurs. I use a
MergeModule added to the setup for the ocx and also I am
static linking MFC.

XP and 98 work fine. Win95 does not.

The resulting registry entries look almost the same after
the install on different operating systems.

Thanks for the help!
Greg

Greg,

Presumably some aspect of your program is dependent on the current
working directory being set to the place where your other components
are? Why should this be any different on Win95?

Have you had a checked all your installed components with Depends
(www.dependencywalker.com) to see if that shows anything obvious wrong
with the installation?

Almost ?

Dave
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