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Package & Deployment Wizard - Introduction
Introduction
Once you have created your VB program, you need a way to distribute it to your
users. You could create your own setup program, or purchase a third party program
to do it for you. However, the first would be very time consuming, and the second
would be very expensive.
An alternative option is the Package & Deployment wizard that is bundled
with Visual Basic. It allows you to create a setup program for your application
in a few minutes. It is not amazingly flexible, but is fine for most basic applications.
This tutorial will show you how to use it.
James first started writing tutorials on Visual Basic in 1999 whilst starting this website (then known as VB Web). Since then, the site has grown rapidly, and James has written numerous tutorials, articles and reviews on VB, PHP, ASP and C#. In October 2003, James formed the company Developer Fusion Ltd, which owns this website, and also offers various development services. In his spare time, he's a 3rd year undergraduate studying Computer Science in the UK. He's also a Visual Basic MVP.
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Posted by Suresh P on 28 Aug 2007
Hello
Open the folder(Package folder) where .exe file is available..
There one setup file is available ... -
I keep seeing people post on the forums about P&D issues, P&D
Wizard was great when VB6 first arrived (around 98) but after Microsoft
invested in MSI (Windows Installer) P&D was pointles...
Posted by buffbuh on 03 Feb 2006
No problem, Sallen. I'd be happy to help out if I can. I remember looking a while for answers for a while and finally gave up. Let me know if you found a legitimate solution. Good luck!
Bryan
Posted by sallen on 03 Feb 2006
Thanks Bryan. I'm going to have to do some research and recommend to my team what we do to resolve the issue. We've been talking about going to a different PDW for quite some time and as you say thi... -
Posted by buffbuh on 03 Feb 2006
SALLEN,
I don't think I ever found a solution. But read on if you want an alternative solution.
I decided I wanted a more professional software installation package anyways, that offered more...
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