"jpBless" <jp3blessNoSpam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uPIh2Nv5JHA.1424@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hi all,
>
> I have an app that runs very ok on WIN XP machine. The app also runs well
> in different versions of Vista until I ran into one Vista Home Premium
> machine. The app will connect to database OK but after that many of the
> features won't work. I get the error Active X not registered. Even
> listView won't populate with data from database. I have installed,
> uninstalled the app several times... still same problem. Does anyone have
> any idea what I need to do to make my app work?
>

"Randem" <newsgro***@randem.com> wrote in message
news:ey3nMQv5JHA.5920@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> That problem may be in your installation. What did you use and can you
> post the script or details of the installation?
>
> --
> Randem Systems
> Your Installation Specialist
> The Top Inno Setup Script Generator
> http://www.randem.com/innoscript.html
> Disk Read Error Press Ctl+Alt+Del to Restart
> http://www.randem.com/discus/messages/9402/9406.html?1236319938
>
>
>
> "jpBless" <jp3blessNoSpam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uPIh2Nv5JHA.1424@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have an app that runs very ok on WIN XP machine. The app also runs well
>> in different versions of Vista until I ran into one Vista Home Premium
>> machine. The app will connect to database OK but after that many of the
>> features won't work. I get the error Active X not registered. Even
>> listView won't populate with data from database. I have installed,
>> uninstalled the app several times... still same problem. Does anyone have
>> any idea what I need to do to make my app work?
>>
>
>

"jpBless" <jp3blessNoSpam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23zeoKYv5JHA.4116@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Wow; am glad you responded... I used VB6 deployment wizard. I have been
> battling for an hour to create a script using innoscript. I have the older
> version but when I ran it today it indicated there's newer version and
> prompted for upgrade to the latest version. After the update the .iss
> generated has 0 byte. So I could not build a setup package using inno
> setup. I tried to use innoscript builder to build .iss file from .lst file
> created by VB6 deployment wizard...
>
>
> "Randem" <newsgro***@randem.com> wrote in message
> news:ey3nMQv5JHA.5920@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> That problem may be in your installation. What did you use and can you
>> post the script or details of the installation?
>>
>> --
>> Randem Systems
>> Your Installation Specialist
>> The Top Inno Setup Script Generator
>> http://www.randem.com/innoscript.html
>> Disk Read Error Press Ctl+Alt+Del to Restart
>> http://www.randem.com/discus/messages/9402/9406.html?1236319938
>>
>>
>>
>> "jpBless" <jp3blessNoSpam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:uPIh2Nv5JHA.1424@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I have an app that runs very ok on WIN XP machine. The app also runs
>>> well in different versions of Vista until I ran into one Vista Home
>>> Premium machine. The app will connect to database OK but after that many
>>> of the features won't work. I get the error Active X not registered.
>>> Even listView won't populate with data from database. I have installed,
>>> uninstalled the app several times... still same problem. Does anyone
>>> have any idea what I need to do to make my app work?
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

"Randem" wrote:

> I am always available on our support site
> (http://www.randem.com/cgi-bin/discus/discus.cgi). You seem to have a trial
> version. That would generate a zero byte file while the full version
> generates the whole script file you see in the script tab.
>
> The best practice is NOT to use the setup.lst file for it is sometimes
> incomplete as you have found out.
>
> --
> Randem Systems
> Your Installation Specialist
> The Top Inno Setup Script Generator
> http://www.randem.com/innoscript.html
> Disk Read Error Press Ctl+Alt+Del to Restart
> http://www.randem.com/discus/messages/9402/9406.html?1236319938
>
>
>
> "jpBless" <jp3blessNoSpam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23zeoKYv5JHA.4116@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> > Wow; am glad you responded... I used VB6 deployment wizard. I have been
> > battling for an hour to create a script using innoscript. I have the older
> > version but when I ran it today it indicated there's newer version and
> > prompted for upgrade to the latest version. After the update the .iss
> > generated has 0 byte. So I could not build a setup package using inno
> > setup. I tried to use innoscript builder to build .iss file from .lst file
> > created by VB6 deployment wizard...
> >
> >
> > "Randem" <newsgro***@randem.com> wrote in message
> > news:ey3nMQv5JHA.5920@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >> That problem may be in your installation. What did you use and can you
> >> post the script or details of the installation?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Randem Systems
> >> Your Installation Specialist
> >> The Top Inno Setup Script Generator
> >> http://www.randem.com/innoscript.html
> >> Disk Read Error Press Ctl+Alt+Del to Restart
> >> http://www.randem.com/discus/messages/9402/9406.html?1236319938
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "jpBless" <jp3blessNoSpam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >> news:uPIh2Nv5JHA.1424@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >>> Hi all,
> >>>
> >>> I have an app that runs very ok on WIN XP machine. The app also runs
> >>> well in different versions of Vista until I ran into one Vista Home
> >>> Premium machine. The app will connect to database OK but after that many
> >>> of the features won't work. I get the error Active X not registered.
> >>> Even listView won't populate with data from database. I have installed,
> >>> uninstalled the app several times... still same problem. Does anyone
> >>> have any idea what I need to do to make my app work?
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>

"Lorin" <Lo***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AF00F7DF-38D5-4AE9-8867-43EDC856AD30@microsoft.com...
> So how do I link those threads into Vista Mail?
> News:  ?
>
>
> "Randem" wrote:
>
>> I am always available on our support site
>> (http://www.randem.com/cgi-bin/discus/discus.cgi). You seem to have a
>> trial
>> version. That would generate a zero byte file while the full version
>> generates the whole script file you see in the script tab.
>>
>> The best practice is NOT to use the setup.lst file for it is sometimes
>> incomplete as you have found out.
>>
>> --
>> Randem Systems
>> Your Installation Specialist
>> The Top Inno Setup Script Generator
>> http://www.randem.com/innoscript.html
>> Disk Read Error Press Ctl+Alt+Del to Restart
>> http://www.randem.com/discus/messages/9402/9406.html?1236319938
>>
>>
>>
>> "jpBless" <jp3blessNoSpam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23zeoKYv5JHA.4116@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> > Wow; am glad you responded... I used VB6 deployment wizard. I have been
>> > battling for an hour to create a script using innoscript. I have the
>> > older
>> > version but when I ran it today it indicated there's newer version and
>> > prompted for upgrade to the latest version. After the update the .iss
>> > generated has 0 byte. So I could not build a setup package using inno
>> > setup. I tried to use innoscript builder to build .iss file from .lst
>> > file
>> > created by VB6 deployment wizard...
>> >
>> >
>> > "Randem" <newsgro***@randem.com> wrote in message
>> > news:ey3nMQv5JHA.5920@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> >> That problem may be in your installation. What did you use and can you
>> >> post the script or details of the installation?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Randem Systems
>> >> Your Installation Specialist
>> >> The Top Inno Setup Script Generator
>> >> http://www.randem.com/innoscript.html
>> >> Disk Read Error Press Ctl+Alt+Del to Restart
>> >> http://www.randem.com/discus/messages/9402/9406.html?1236319938
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "jpBless" <jp3blessNoSpam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:uPIh2Nv5JHA.1424@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> >>> Hi all,
>> >>>
>> >>> I have an app that runs very ok on WIN XP machine. The app also runs
>> >>> well in different versions of Vista until I ran into one Vista Home
>> >>> Premium machine. The app will connect to database OK but after that
>> >>> many
>> >>> of the features won't work. I get the error Active X not registered.
>> >>> Even listView won't populate with data from database. I have
>> >>> installed,
>> >>> uninstalled the app several times... still same problem. Does anyone
>> >>> have any idea what I need to do to make my app work?
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>

"mayayana" <mayaXXy***@rcXXn.com> wrote in message
news:%23%23qm5r45JHA.1372@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Wow; am glad you responded... I used VB6 deployment wizard. I have been
>> battling for an hour to create a script using innoscript. I have the
>> older
>> version but when I ran it today it indicated there's newer version and
>> prompted for upgrade to the latest version. After the update the .iss
>> generated has 0 byte. So I could not build a setup package using inno
> setup.
>> I tried to use innoscript builder to build .iss file from .lst file
> created
>> by VB6 deployment wizard...
>>

>  I use the VB6 PDW and have had no problem
> installing to Win7. It depends on what you're
> installing. If a control was not registered then
> maybe you didn't install with admin. rights?

"jpBless" <jp3blessNoSpam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eCFRTvC6JHA.1528@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
>
>
>
> "mayayana" <mayaXXy***@rcXXn.com> wrote in message
> news:%23%23qm5r45JHA.1372@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> Wow; am glad you responded... I used VB6 deployment wizard. I have been
>>> battling for an hour to create a script using innoscript. I have the
>>> older
>>> version but when I ran it today it indicated there's newer version and
>>> prompted for upgrade to the latest version. After the update the .iss
>>> generated has 0 byte. So I could not build a setup package using inno
>> setup.
>>> I tried to use innoscript builder to build .iss file from .lst file
>> created
>>> by VB6 deployment wizard...
>>>
>
>>  I use the VB6 PDW and have had no problem
>> installing to Win7. It depends on what you're
>> installing. If a control was not registered then
>> maybe you didn't install with admin. rights?
>
> For some reason the PDW could not register some controls and dlls in that
> particular WIN7 machine. Never had problem installing the app to win7
> machine with PDW generated script in the past. Finally I figured which
> dlls and controls were not registered. I registered them manually and the
> app is working OK on that machine. But I would sure want to know why this
> happened... Yes I did install with admin rights.
>

"Randem" <newsgro***@randem.com> wrote in message
news:%232yfumK6JHA.1380@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Are you asking us to guess? We have no info on your system or the files
> contained within...
>
> http://www.randem.com/installerproblems.html
>
>
> --
> Randem Systems
> Your Installation Specialist
> The Top Inno Setup Script Generator
> http://www.randem.com/innoscript.html
> Disk Read Error Press Ctl+Alt+Del to Restart
> http://www.randem.com/discus/messages/9402/9406.html?1236319938
>
>
>
> "jpBless" <jp3blessNoSpam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eCFRTvC6JHA.1528@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "mayayana" <mayaXXy***@rcXXn.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23%23qm5r45JHA.1372@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> Wow; am glad you responded... I used VB6 deployment wizard. I have been
>>>> battling for an hour to create a script using innoscript. I have the
>>>> older
>>>> version but when I ran it today it indicated there's newer version and
>>>> prompted for upgrade to the latest version. After the update the .iss
>>>> generated has 0 byte. So I could not build a setup package using inno
>>> setup.
>>>> I tried to use innoscript builder to build .iss file from .lst file
>>> created
>>>> by VB6 deployment wizard...
>>>>
>>
>>>  I use the VB6 PDW and have had no problem
>>> installing to Win7. It depends on what you're
>>> installing. If a control was not registered then
>>> maybe you didn't install with admin. rights?
>>
>> For some reason the PDW could not register some controls and dlls in that
>> particular WIN7 machine. Never had problem installing the app to win7
>> machine with PDW generated script in the past. Finally I figured which
>> dlls and controls were not registered. I registered them manually and the
>> app is working OK on that machine. But I would sure want to know why this
>> happened... Yes I did install with admin rights.
>>
>
>

"jpBless" <jp3blessNoSpam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uTzer9K6JHA.3856@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
| No I am not asking you to guess... I layed out the issue earlier... I had
| used PDW to install on Vista system previously and they worked OK until I
| ran into this one. I have googled and found many people ran into similar
| situation where they couldn't install on one or two Vista boxes. My
comment
| is for anyone who had encountered similar problem and found the cause and
| thus resolution.
|
| "Randem" <newsgro***@randem.com> wrote in message
| news:%232yfumK6JHA.1380@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
| > Are you asking us to guess? We have no info on your system or the files
| > contained within...
| >
| > http://www.randem.com/installerproblems.html
| >
| >
| > --
| > Randem Systems
| > Your Installation Specialist
| > The Top Inno Setup Script Generator
| > http://www.randem.com/innoscript.html
| > Disk Read Error Press Ctl+Alt+Del to Restart
| > http://www.randem.com/discus/messages/9402/9406.html?1236319938
| >
| >
| >
| > "jpBless" <jp3blessNoSpam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
| > news:eCFRTvC6JHA.1528@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
| >>
| >>
| >>
| >>
| >> "mayayana" <mayaXXy***@rcXXn.com> wrote in message
| >> news:%23%23qm5r45JHA.1372@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
| >>>> Wow; am glad you responded... I used VB6 deployment wizard. I have
been
| >>>> battling for an hour to create a script using innoscript. I have the
| >>>> older
| >>>> version but when I ran it today it indicated there's newer version
and
| >>>> prompted for upgrade to the latest version. After the update the .iss
| >>>> generated has 0 byte. So I could not build a setup package using inno
| >>> setup.
| >>>> I tried to use innoscript builder to build .iss file from .lst file
| >>> created
| >>>> by VB6 deployment wizard...
| >>>>
| >>
| >>>  I use the VB6 PDW and have had no problem
| >>> installing to Win7. It depends on what you're
| >>> installing. If a control was not registered then
| >>> maybe you didn't install with admin. rights?
| >>
| >> For some reason the PDW could not register some controls and dlls in
that
| >> particular WIN7 machine. Never had problem installing the app to win7
| >> machine with PDW generated script in the past. Finally I figured which
| >> dlls and controls were not registered. I registered them manually and
the
| >> app is working OK on that machine. But I would sure want to know why
this
| >> happened... Yes I did install with admin rights.
| >>
| >
| >
|
|

"Kevin Provance" <Bill.McCarthy.Is.Stalking.TPASoft.com***@nowhere.edu>
wrote in message news:OpVQBFL6JHA.1096@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Eh, I use Inno.  The P&D Wizard, which can be tweaked to do what you want,
> is not the best choice for Vista/7.  I have an idea or two about your
> issue...but since a few months ago you thought it would be amusing to take
> swipes at me, I don't really feel obligated to life a finger to help you.
>
> Action/reaction and all that.
>
> Good luck.
>
> --
> 2025
> If you do not believe in time travel,
> your beliefs are about to be tempered.
>
> http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=43606237254
> "jpBless" <jp3blessNoSpam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uTzer9K6JHA.3856@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> | No I am not asking you to guess... I layed out the issue earlier... I
> had
> | used PDW to install on Vista system previously and they worked OK until
> I
> | ran into this one. I have googled and found many people ran into similar
> | situation where they couldn't install on one or two Vista boxes. My
> comment
> | is for anyone who had encountered similar problem and found the cause
> and
> | thus resolution.
> |
> | "Randem" <newsgro***@randem.com> wrote in message
> | news:%232yfumK6JHA.1380@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> | > Are you asking us to guess? We have no info on your system or the
> files
> | > contained within...
> | >
> | > http://www.randem.com/installerproblems.html
> | >
> | >
> | > --
> | > Randem Systems
> | > Your Installation Specialist
> | > The Top Inno Setup Script Generator
> | > http://www.randem.com/innoscript.html
> | > Disk Read Error Press Ctl+Alt+Del to Restart
> | > http://www.randem.com/discus/messages/9402/9406.html?1236319938
> | >
> | >
> | >
> | > "jpBless" <jp3blessNoSpam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> | > news:eCFRTvC6JHA.1528@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> | >>
> | >>
> | >>
> | >>
> | >> "mayayana" <mayaXXy***@rcXXn.com> wrote in message
> | >> news:%23%23qm5r45JHA.1372@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> | >>>> Wow; am glad you responded... I used VB6 deployment wizard. I have
> been
> | >>>> battling for an hour to create a script using innoscript. I have
> the
> | >>>> older
> | >>>> version but when I ran it today it indicated there's newer version
> and
> | >>>> prompted for upgrade to the latest version. After the update the
> .iss
> | >>>> generated has 0 byte. So I could not build a setup package using
> inno
> | >>> setup.
> | >>>> I tried to use innoscript builder to build .iss file from .lst file
> | >>> created
> | >>>> by VB6 deployment wizard...
> | >>>>
> | >>
> | >>>  I use the VB6 PDW and have had no problem
> | >>> installing to Win7. It depends on what you're
> | >>> installing. If a control was not registered then
> | >>> maybe you didn't install with admin. rights?
> | >>
> | >> For some reason the PDW could not register some controls and dlls in
> that
> | >> particular WIN7 machine. Never had problem installing the app to win7
> | >> machine with PDW generated script in the past. Finally I figured
> which
> | >> dlls and controls were not registered. I registered them manually and
> the
> | >> app is working OK on that machine. But I would sure want to know why
> this
> | >> happened... Yes I did install with admin rights.
> | >>
> | >
> | >
> |
> |
>
>

"jpBless" <jp3blessNoSpam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:udD3DOL6JHA.1372@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>I took swipes at you for [you] eating my launch? I don't get it. Besides
>you don't have to help me... I have since resolved the issue - yes by
>myself -... life goes on. I believe [in life] there are enough reasons for
>people to agree or disagree; fight and make up... afterall who would ever
>believe apple would ask MS to write Apple OS compatible office suite. Those
>who bear grudges are actually immature... I don't remember taking a swipe
>at you, I am not saying it didn't happen... that means I took a swipe at
>the issue not your person; after all I have no clue who you are and have
>nothing to gain or lose by taking a swipe at your person. I sense you have
>a big ego and that seems to be what took a hit.
>
>
>
> "Kevin Provance" <Bill.McCarthy.Is.Stalking.TPASoft.com***@nowhere.edu>
> wrote in message news:OpVQBFL6JHA.1096@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Eh, I use Inno.  The P&D Wizard, which can be tweaked to do what you
>> want,
>> is not the best choice for Vista/7.  I have an idea or two about your
>> issue...but since a few months ago you thought it would be amusing to
>> take
>> swipes at me, I don't really feel obligated to life a finger to help you.
>>
>> Action/reaction and all that.
>>
>> Good luck.
>>
>> --
>> 2025
>> If you do not believe in time travel,
>> your beliefs are about to be tempered.
>>
>> http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=43606237254
>> "jpBless" <jp3blessNoSpam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:uTzer9K6JHA.3856@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> | No I am not asking you to guess... I layed out the issue earlier... I
>> had
>> | used PDW to install on Vista system previously and they worked OK until
>> I
>> | ran into this one. I have googled and found many people ran into
>> similar
>> | situation where they couldn't install on one or two Vista boxes. My
>> comment
>> | is for anyone who had encountered similar problem and found the cause
>> and
>> | thus resolution.
>> |
>> | "Randem" <newsgro***@randem.com> wrote in message
>> | news:%232yfumK6JHA.1380@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> | > Are you asking us to guess? We have no info on your system or the
>> files
>> | > contained within...
>> | >
>> | > http://www.randem.com/installerproblems.html
>> | >
>> | >
>> | > --
>> | > Randem Systems
>> | > Your Installation Specialist
>> | > The Top Inno Setup Script Generator
>> | > http://www.randem.com/innoscript.html
>> | > Disk Read Error Press Ctl+Alt+Del to Restart
>> | > http://www.randem.com/discus/messages/9402/9406.html?1236319938
>> | >
>> | >
>> | >
>> | > "jpBless" <jp3blessNoSpam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> | > news:eCFRTvC6JHA.1528@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> | >>
>> | >>
>> | >>
>> | >>
>> | >> "mayayana" <mayaXXy***@rcXXn.com> wrote in message
>> | >> news:%23%23qm5r45JHA.1372@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> | >>>> Wow; am glad you responded... I used VB6 deployment wizard. I have
>> been
>> | >>>> battling for an hour to create a script using innoscript. I have
>> the
>> | >>>> older
>> | >>>> version but when I ran it today it indicated there's newer version
>> and
>> | >>>> prompted for upgrade to the latest version. After the update the
>> .iss
>> | >>>> generated has 0 byte. So I could not build a setup package using
>> inno
>> | >>> setup.
>> | >>>> I tried to use innoscript builder to build .iss file from .lst
>> file
>> | >>> created
>> | >>>> by VB6 deployment wizard...
>> | >>>>
>> | >>
>> | >>>  I use the VB6 PDW and have had no problem
>> | >>> installing to Win7. It depends on what you're
>> | >>> installing. If a control was not registered then
>> | >>> maybe you didn't install with admin. rights?
>> | >>
>> | >> For some reason the PDW could not register some controls and dlls in
>> that
>> | >> particular WIN7 machine. Never had problem installing the app to
>> win7
>> | >> machine with PDW generated script in the past. Finally I figured
>> which
>> | >> dlls and controls were not registered. I registered them manually
>> and
>> the
>> | >> app is working OK on that machine. But I would sure want to know why
>> this
>> | >> happened... Yes I did install with admin rights.
>> | >>
>> | >
>> | >
>> |
>> |
>>
>>
>
>

"Michael Williams" <M***@WhiskeyAndCoke.com> wrote in message
news:%23PADxpN6JHA.1196@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> "jpBless" <jp3blessNoSpam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:udD3DOL6JHA.1372@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
>> I have since resolved the issue - yes by myself -... life goes on.
>
> Do you think it might be a good idea for you to tell us exactly how you
> have resolved the issue? In that way anyone following this thread now or
> perhaps later in an archive will not be led to a dead end.
>
> Mike
>
>

"mayayana" <mayaXXy***@rcXXn.com> wrote in message
news:eQO9l8Q6JHA.3968@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> I tried registering them manually
>> but got an error saying the dll entry point could not be found. I used
>> innosetup and the dlls registered.
>
>  You've got something very mixed up there.
> Maybe these were not COM DLLs after all?
>
>  How's it possible that you can't register a
> DLL with RegSvr32 (if it's COM) but Inno can
> do it?
>
>>The 4th dll (a late addition to the app) was only referenced in late
> binding
>> so PDW did not include it in installation script. I included it in the
>> innosetup... works OK now.
>
>  That sounds like it's your culprit. (Or at least
> one of them.) Since your original problem was
> "ActiveX not registered", maybe the problem
> Vista box just happened to be the only one
> that didn't already have DLL #4 installed.
>
>  DLL #1-3 could be red herrings. You really need to
> be clear, when you use an extra library of any kind,
> of what it is, whether it ships, where it should ship
> and where not, and any "gotchas". And obviously you
> need to know whether it's COM or not. There are plenty
> of cases of glitches that can be caused. You can't
> depend on any installer to deal with all of that.
>
>  There's actually a famous case that the PDW has
> specific code to deal with:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/197580
>  Microsoft released 3 versions of riched32.dll (the
> system RichEdit v. 1 library) that all have the exact
> same version number!
>
>  The PDW deals with a few of the most common
> issues, but no installer should be depended upon.
> And the PDW is only dealing with supported files,
> anyway.
>
>   For instance, tlbinf32.dll is an MS file
> that can be used for reading typelibs, and it's
> redistributable, but it's also officially unsupported.
> If I remember correctly, shipping the VB6 version
> of that file could cause problems in VB5 and/or
> some versions of MS Office, because the tlbinf32.dll
> that shipped with VB5 was different from the file
> *with the same name* that shipped with VB6!
>
>   Imagine shipping the VB6 version, and it works
> great, except that two people write to you to
> report the oddest thing: They both use VB5 and have
> been having problems since they installed your
> software. That problem would seem impossible
> to track unless you know about the known issues
> with the files you shipped.
>
>   Those two examples are just detailing incompetence
> at Microsoft. (Giving the same name and/or version
> to different files.) And MS has to put a great deal
> of resources into compatibility testing. That's not
> getting into the issues that could arise with 3rd-party
> libraries.
>
>  After all, how would you like to install software
> from someone who didn't bother to research the
> files they were shipping, instead just using whatever
> 3rd-party files did the trick, packing them into the PDW,
> Inno, or whatever, until the whole thing just "seemed
> to work"?
>
>  I don't mean to be pedantic, but this really is
> an important issue. And it's *not* a choice-of-installer
> issue. It's a know-what-the-heck-you're-cooking-before-
> you-feed-it-to-everyone-else issue.
>
>

"jpBless" <jp3blessNoSpam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I don't know why but PDW could not register 4 dlls (1 for MAPI, 2 3rd party
>dlls for converting my app report to PDF). I tried registering them
>manually but got an error saying the dll entry point could not be found. I
>used innosetup and the dlls registered. I can't recall what else I tweaked
>on the Vista box; but the app worked afterwards.
>
> The 4th dll (a late addition to the app) was only referenced in late
> binding so PDW did not include it in installation script. I included it in
> the innosetup... works OK now.
>
>
>
> "Michael Williams" <M***@WhiskeyAndCoke.com> wrote in message
> news:%23PADxpN6JHA.1196@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> "jpBless" <jp3blessNoSpam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:udD3DOL6JHA.1372@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>
>>> I have since resolved the issue - yes by myself -... life goes on.
>>
>> Do you think it might be a good idea for you to tell us exactly how you
>> have resolved the issue? In that way anyone following this thread now or
>> perhaps later in an archive will not be led to a dead end.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
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