>As a follow up post for anyone interested in using Crystal, it requires
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>MFC42 && MFC Shared Library
>MSVCRT.DLL && C Runtime
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>which cannot be updated with Windows running. That pretty much sums up doing retro installs (unless you use installshield, etc.). If you have an installed base, plan on visiting each workstation or using the VFP report writer (which I have developed a new appreciation for since working with Crystal). It's too bad Microsoft doesn't invest additional time into it...it has a lot of potential with having to go to DLL hell.

Anyone with functioning braincells realizes that (I know, it couldn't be this way) you can't do an adequate install of Windows apps using DOS-style copy activities. Using either Setup Wizard or VSI, the delayed copy and registration issues are handled neatly without any great difficulty; this is also the case with the dozens of capable third party installers (I use InstallShield, have clients using Wise and InstallShield Express, and have no complaints about these products.)

If learning to do the install properly is too much trouble, and the two free tools provided by MS aren't adequate for your purposes, farm out the work of writing the install to someone who understands the issues.