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Package & Deployment Wizard - Getting Started

Getting Started

You can start the Package & Deployment wizard using two methods...

Method 1

To load the Package & Deployment wizard, go to the same location on the start menu where the VB icon is, click the Tools item, and then select Package & Deployment Wizard.

Next, you need to select the VB project that you want to use by clicking Browse.

Method 2

An alternative method is to open the VB project you want to create a setup program for, and select Package & Deployment wizard from the Add-In menu in VB. If the option is not visible, choose Add-In Manager and double click Package and Deployment Wizard.

Whichever method you choose to use, you now need to click the Package button.

The Wizard might ask you to locate the EXE file of your project (if it doesn't exist you can compile it). It might also warn you that the project files a newer than the EXE (ie that you have changed the source code since you compiled the program). You can either choose to re-compile the program or use the out-of-date version.

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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  • Re: related to package installation

    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 ...

  • Re: [27] Package & Deployment Wizard

    Posted by Thushan Fernando on 08 Apr 2006

    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...

  • Wish I could help

    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...