Package Wizard Problems

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A little assistance if you can:

I have just finished converting a 97 app to 2003 and now need to distribute
it via CD, so have run the package wizard.

It appears to be ok as it builds the install directory <app_name_date>.
However when I copy this to a CD nothing works:

1. The file MSSETUP.DLL is declared as missing, this is rectified by copying
the file to the root directory on the CD.

2. The next message is: This is an invalid command line option : UTORUN
(this is caused by the line: OPEN=SETUP.EXE /AUTORUN in Autorun.inf
(rectified by removing /AUTORUN from the line).

3. After getting past 2 the next error is: Cannot find the file Setup.stf.
This is because it doesn't exist!

Am I using the Package Wizard incorrectly or is this an MS problem ?

I am supposedly installing the systems users on Thursday this week so would
appreciate any help that anyone can give me!!!!

Thanks

Paul
 
Did you using the package wizard from access 2003? normaly shouldn´t be a
problem to develop a self-running setup.exe. You need to put the setup.exe,
setup.lst and the cab onto the your cd.
Did you have installed A97 and A2003 on the same computer?
I don´t like the package wizard, therefore I´m using ISTool & Innosetup for
developing a setup.exe - You have much more possabilities for your
setup-file and it´s easy to use.
Did you convert the A97 database correctly? Did you check the new A2003 ones
and it works well, such as you want?

Kai Apel (Germany-Berlin)
 
Hi Kai,

Yes I have A97, 2002 and 2003 installed on the same machine (some users
haven't upgraded yet!)

The converted app runs perfectly (after getting round a few 'undocumented'
features).

Can you tell me where I can get ISTool & Innosetup from to try ?

Thanks

Paul
 
Further Info on files produced by wizard:

<root> Autorun.inf & Setup.exe
<files> AccessRT.cab, AceesRT.msi and Local.msi (local is app main file name)
<setup> Setup.ini

And that is all, it seems a bit light does it not ?

I have searched for any update to the package wizard that I may not have
with no success, does anyone know if there is one 'hidden' in MS somewhere ?

Thanks Guys

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