Re: deployment issue (?)

From: Martin (amsterdmr_at_nospam.hotmail.com)
Date: 08/03/04 

Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 11:04:30 +0800

Hi all,

Yesterday I had to install on a pc with Windows XP Professional, but it
didn't have the latest service packs and updates. So just to be on the safe
side I compiled my program on a Win2K machine and created the setup with the
Package and Deployment Wizard.

With the CD I go to the client and run setup. Setup starts by copying 59
files and then tells me that some system files are outdated and need to be
upgraded. I click [Yes], and then it tells me that I need to restart. I
click [Ok] and the PC restarts.

Then setup copies 7 files and then tells me that some system files are
outdated and need to be upgraded. I click [Yes], and then it tells me that I
need to restart. I click [Ok] and the PC restarts.

Then setup copies 7 files and then tells me that some system files are
outdated and need to be upgraded. I click [Yes], and then it tells me that I
need to restart. I click [Ok] and the PC restarts.

Then I gave up and installed the whole thing manually.

What is going wrong here???

Martin

"John Eikanger [MSFT]" <johnei@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3hRiuZOeEHA.676@cpmsftngxa10.phx.gbl...
> Hi, David
>
> See my response to you in Deployment.
>
> Summary: put the lowest common denominator version of the files you wish
> to distribute in the redist directory. Building the distribution on a
> Win95 machine will get you the same effect, but it's a tad inconvenient
> unless you have Virtual PC installed. VPC is a lot cheaper than
> maintaining a lab full of test machines
>
> Hope this Helps,
>
> John Eikanger
> Microsoft Developer Support
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
> --------------------
> | Subject: Re: deployment issue (?)
> | From: David_wright@spra.com (David Wright)
> | Newsgroups: microsoft.public.vb.syntax
> | Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2004 11:48:33 -0700
> |
> | OK, but I thought upgrading was important to fix bugs.
> |
> | Do you upgrade the windows 2000 computer to highest service release?
> | What about Mdac and Jet? It seems to me that those are the problem. The
> | versions of MDAC, JET and Runtime are higher on the production computer
> and
> | so have to write over the windows 2000 computer.
> |
> | amsterdmr@nospam.hotmail.com (Martin) wrote in <#PFqJK5dEHA.3704
> | @TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>:
> |
> | >Bob,
> | >
> | >Thanks for your reply!
> | >
> | >Martin
> | >
> | >"Bob O`Bob" <filterbob@yahoogroups.com> wrote in message
> | >news:410C8787.71C7@yahoogroups.com...
> | >> Martin wrote:
> | >> >
> | >> > I have a similar problem. I created the setup (with the package &
> deploy
> | >> > wizard) on an XP machine, and when I install on a machine with ME I
> get
> | >the
> | >> > same.
> | >> >
> | >> > Now I have read somewhere that I should create the setup on the
> machine
> | >with
> | >> > the lowest version OS where I want the system to run, that would be
> | >Windows
> | >> > ME then.
> | >> >
> | >> > I hope one of the MVP's can confirm (or deny) this...
> | >>
> | >> yep.
> | >>
> | >> It's definitely a "should" -- but not quite a universal requirement.
> | >> Sometimes one can "get away with" deploying on an older OS.
> | >> Apparently you're not experiencing one of those times.
> | >>
> | >> Not only should you build the setup package, but also you should
> install
> | >> the compiler(s) and do your "production" compiles on the lowest
> platform
> | >> you intend to support. This helps insure that you're not
accidentally
> | >> dependent on a newer version of some library which isn't entirely
> | >> backward compatible with the older platform.
> | >>
> | >>
> | >> Bob
> | >
> | >
> |
> |
>

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