Here is the latest upgrade to 'the original' alternative SETUP.EXE. See the help file "Change History" topic for a list of new or modified features. This help file describes in great depth how to use SETUP.EXE and all its features.
Although it was originally created for use with Microsoft's Visual Basic (to provide an advanced alternative to the SETUP.EXE supplied with that product) it can easily be used with other Windows development systems such as Borland's Delphi.
SETUP.EXE is the program which the user runs to install your application (as in A:\SETUP). It is designed to pre-install specific files (such as DLLs, VBXs and OCXs) which are used by a main Setup program (for VB developers this will generally be SETUP1.EXE) which performs the actual application installation. Once these files are installed SETUP.EXE will run the main Setup program, passing it any user command line parameters.
Previous versions have had over 4300 downloads on CompuServe alone and have cropped up in a number of commercial products!
SETUP.EXE Professional is NOT free software. You may evaluate it for as long as you wish but if you want to distribute any applications using SETUP.EXE you must purchase the licensed version for $10 to $15 - see the REGISTER.TXT file or the "Registration Information" topic in the help file for complete details.
You can also purchase the complete C language source code to SETUP.EXE (which includes a registered copy of SETUP.EXE and the Visual Basic source code for SETUP.INF Editor and the SETUP1.EXE main Setup applications) for $20 to $25 - for information please see the SOURCE.TXT file or the "Registration Information" topic in the help file.
Archive Contents
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SETUP.EXE The bootstrap program.
SETUPPRO.HLP This help file.
SETUP.INF An example INF file. This file is named EXAMPLE.IN_ on the distribution disk.
SETUPINF.EXE The SETUP.INF Editor application.
SETUP.ICO The icon used in SETUP.EXE.
CTL3DV2.DL_ Microsoft 3D Window Controls library (used for optional 3D effects) in a compressed state ready for distribution.
SETUP.BMP Sample bitmap used in full dialog image example.
COMPRESS.EXE Microsoft File Compression Utility.
EXPAND.EXE Microsoft File Expansion Utility.
README.TXT This file.
REGISTER.TXT Details on purchasing the registered version.
SOURCE.TXT Details on purchasing the SETUP.EXE source code including the registered version.
VENDINFO.DIZ Standard product information file for SETUP.EXE.
FILE_ID.DIZ Standard BBS description file for SETUP.EXE.
CMDIALOG.VBX Common dialog custom control.
THREED.VBX Three dimensional custom controls.
TOOLTIP.VBX Tooltips custom control.
VBCTL3D.VBX Three dimensional effects custom control.
SETUP1.EXE The main installation program.
SETUPKIT.DLL Setup kit function library.
SETUP.INF The configuration and installation settings for both the bootstrap and the main Setup program. A separate EXAMPLE.INF file is installed as SETUP.INF which only includes bootstrap settings.
Most of the above files will end in an underscore _ until they have been installed by the Setup process below. They are not compressed, simply renamed, since slightly greater compressed can be obtained throught the use of PkZIP on an uncompressed file. If the Setup process fails these files can be renamed in order to use them.
Installation
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To install SETUP.EXE Professional please extract all the files from the archive into a temporary directory and run SETUP.EXE and follow the on-screen instructions.
NOTE: The main Setup requires VBRUN300.DLL in order to run. If you do not have this file just copy the files and rename them on an individual basis.
Once you have installed the product please take a look at the Windows help file SETUPPRO.HLP which contains detailed information on how to use this product.
The VENDINFO.DIZ file contains more detailed product distribution and description information specific to Vendors.
SETUP.EXE Standard Edition
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In addition to this Professional Edition of SETUP.EXE which is shareware there is also a Standard Edition which is completely free to use. It differs in that is does not have certain advanced features - for details please see the "SETUP.EXE Standard Edition" topic in the help file.
Latest Version
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The latest version of SETUP.EXE Professional Edition can always be found on:
* CompuServe in the MSBASIC forum or VBPJFO forum with a file name of PSETUP.ZIP
* Internet at ftp.coast.net, directory /SimTel/win3/visbasic/ with a file name of PSETUP55.ZIP (new versions will have a different version number in the file name)
* World Wide Web (WWW) at http://www.webzone1.co.uk/www/chapter1 or http://194.159.104.7/www/chapter1
If you have any queries using SETUP.EXE 5.5a Professional Edition, or encounter problems which you believe may be software bugs, please contact us for assistance. Product support is free and unlimited.
Feedback and suggestions are very welcome - your contributions to SETUP.EXE's evolution will help ensure it meets your needs in the future.
Mike Chapman, Chapter One Developments Ltd.
28 January 1996
27 Gorse Drive,
Smallfield,
Surrey, RH6 9GJ
England.
Fax: (44) 0 1342-844507
CompuServe: 100030,351
Internet: 100030.351@compuserve.com
WWW: http://www.webzone1.co.uk/www/chapter1 or
http://194.159.104.7/www/chapter1
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This program and the related documentation are copyright and protected by international copyright treaties and all other applicable international laws. The sole owner is Mike Chapman of Chapter One Developments Ltd.
Users of SETUP.EXE must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
"SETUP.EXE is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchant ability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of SETUP.EXE."
ASP OMBUDSMAN STATEMENT
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