cant install programs on other computers help

hi

i have created a simple program
and now its finished a made it exe.

i end up with three folders 1) setup 2) setup.lst 3)a zipped folder

when i run the setup it installs perfect but when i put the 3 files on any other computer it wont install and it flashes up a quick message about update file or something.


can anybody help as this is driving me crazy

cheers

I would probably need more info to even guess. If you are using the
P&DW to create the install, you would have a setup.exe, setup.lst and
.cab file. It might help if you could get the exact message that is
popping up.

to be honest i am not sur ehow to use the p&d properly

when i use the package thats all i did i didnt use deploy i dont even know how to can you help


my program is simple but it uses a wav file which i insert during the package


please tell me more

Did you add the .wav file to the package? Even if you didn't, it is hard
to see how a missing .wav file could stop the install. Without more info
from you it is just impossible to guess.

when i install my program i have made on my computer it works but when i try to install it on another computer it comes up with a message saying : some system files are out of date



can any body help me please


cheers

Your program has a dependency on some library that either needs to be
installed or upgraded. This is a pretty common problem with installs for
win2k/xp computers. Are you using any database functionallity or
ActiveX controls or DirectX or some other reference/component?

i am not sure if my program is using any of the above mentioned
so i have placed the entire program below for your veiwing purposes

cheers

Private Declare Function PlaySound Lib "winmm.dll" Alias "PlaySoundA" _
(ByVal lpszName As String, ByVal hModule As Long, ByVal dwFlags As Long) _
As Long

Const SND_ASYNC = &H1

Private Sub Cmdclear_Click()
Txtahour.Text = ""
Txtaminute.Text = ""
Txtahour.SetFocus

End Sub

Private Sub Cmdexit_Click()
End
End Sub

Private Sub Cmdsnooze_Click()
Txtaminute.Text = Txtaminute.Text + 10
If Txtaminute.Text >= 60 Then
Txtaminute.Text = Txtaminute.Text - 60
Txtaminute.Text = "0" & Right(Txtaminute.Text, 1)
Txtahour.Text = Txtahour.Text + 1
End If

End Sub

Private Sub Timer1_Timer()
Lbltime.Caption = Format(Time, "HH:MM:SS")

If Txtahour & ":" & Txtaminute & ":00" = Lbltime.Caption Then

Dim SoundFile As String
SoundFile = "C:\Program Files\Project1\alarm.wav"
PlaySound SoundFile, &O0, &H1
End If
End Sub

Private Sub Txtahour_Change()
If Len(Txtahour.Text) = 2 Then
Txtaminute.SetFocus
End If
End Sub

Private Sub Txtaminute_Change()
If Len(Txtaminute.Text) = 2 Then
Cmdsnooze.SetFocus
End If

End Sub

I think you need to attach the setup.lst file from the install package.
This program just seems too simple for that problem.

i have fixed it my friend

i download sp5 for vb because my files where diferent to those on other computers

i then simple update vb with the sp5 and all is now well

thanks for your time and help with this anyway.