I've created a custom activex control in vb6. It runs fine on my machine (where vb6 is installed). I used the Package and Deployment Wizard to create the files necessary to install it on another computer. When I try, I get "Setup cannot continue because some of the system files are out of date. Do you want setup to update these files?" If you say yes, it asks for a reboot. When its rebooted, I try again, and I get the same messages. What am I missing? The computer I'm trying to install it on is running Windows 2000, if it matters.

Are u using data components in your control.

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Ankur Verma

No data components. Its intended to be used in Access, but its not bound in any way.

Check these articles.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;191096
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;255516
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;831491

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Ankur Verma

Thanks, I actually found that first message after I posted yesterday. Does it seem unreasonable to anyone else that all these steps need to be taken to get this program to install? I'm fortunate that I am only installing this in my own company (unfortunately not at my location), but what if I had written this program for general distribution? How would I explain all these complex steps over the telephone to every client? Is there no way to address these issues when the setup files are created?

Ya, having created the app and the setup, just when you begin to feel that all the work is over, having to do these many things to get the installer to run does sound like too much work. But my opinion is that VB's "Setup and deployment wizard" has long been relegated to the ranks of mediocre installer making tools. I gave up using this wizard long ago. If you want to create true professional looking setups that can be configured to take care of "all those issues", try something like an Install Shield.

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Ankur Verma