Visual Basic Application cannot be installed in XP.

[mgm1380]

We have been using the Package Deployment Wizard to packed our package written in Visual Basic 6.0. We have tried to install it in a Windows 98 environment and it works, unfortunately, when we tried intalling it in a Windows XP environment but several errors have occured. We would appreciate any comments or suggestions that you could provide us.

Path access error 75 and other Runtime Errors

 

[Norris68]

Windows 9x has virtually no built-in security.
Windows NT/2000/XP are all based on the NT code base which does. By default, normal user accounts do not have the required security level to install software.

Try installing your application when logged in as the Administrator. If you need your staff to be able to install software add them to the Power Users group.

Does this help?

 

[MickTheBelgian]

The package & deployment wizzard also likes to install shlwapi.dll and other goodies. XP is not pleased. Try using the new Installer instead. You can download it from M$ if you have a legal VB serial nr. It creates *.MSI files instead of *.EXE installers.

 

[mgm1380]

To Norris68,
We've already tried logging in as Administrator and we we're able to install the software, unfortunately, the system does not work, a lot of run-time errors appear. Any more suggestions please? By the way, thank you very much for the info. We really appreciate it. =)

 

[mgm1380]

To MicktheBelgian,
I'll try downloading the software later and see if it will work. Thanks a lot. =)