Re: XP look and manifest files
- From: "Veign" <NOSPAMinveign@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 11:04:48 -0400
I believe the manifest file is being used to change the look of the
installer to a WinXP style....
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"MikeD" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Dan Ritchie" <DanRitchie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >I would like to use a manifest file to add the Xp look to my application.
> > However, my users tell me it no longer runs under Windows ME, and I
would
> > assume 98 either.
> >
> > The error message says that setup1.exe.manifest "cannot read source
file.
> > The file could not be installed."
> >
> > Is it possible to make a manifest file that won't keep the application
> > from
> > running under OS's other than XP? I really would like to support the XP
> > look, but it's not worth breaking the software.
> >
>
> The existance of a manifest file should not affect your app in any way
under
> WinME (or Win95, Win98, WinNT, or Win2000). A manifest file has no
meaning
> under those OSs so it's simply ignored. Whatever problem you're having is
> something else. You say it's Setup1 that's giving you this error message?
> IOW, your application is not even installing properly because of the
> manifest file? How did you add it to your package? What tool are you
using
> to create your Setup package (sounds like PDW, given you mentioned
> Setup1.exe)?
>
> --
> Mike
> Microsoft MVP Visual Basic
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>
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