Friday, March 6, 2009

Inno Setup to the rescue

Recently I developed a software but was having some problem packaging it. I used VB6 for development and its package and deployment wizard to package. The packaging completed successfully but when I started Setup.exe it gave the error "Setup Bootstrap for Visual Basic Setup Toolkit has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience".


I tried few workarounds but none gave results . I also tried it in other computers, but the setup.exe just won't work. So the search for an alternative setup generator for Visual Basic 6.0 began. I got Inno Setup, which is an independent setup generator. It's usage is a bit cumbersome but it saved my day. 

Also the compiled setup file's interface is far better than the dated package and deployement wizard's interface. Visit the link for more details:-


A note for Visual Basic 6.0 users. Visit these two links also:-



Once you get the hang of this tool it's a joy to work. I am loving generating setup files with Inno. If you need any help regarding use of Inno with Visual Basic just shoot a comment. I will be glad to help you out.

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