Rex
I also found Inno to be quite easy to learn and very useful.

One question - what is the code in the autorun.ini you include with the exe.
I looked at several disk that had autorun.ini and tried variations of their code but it keeps hanging the system.

Thanks

Gaylen



>>Hi Rex:
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>>Do you recommend this product? Any problems using it at all?
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>>TIA
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>>Ravi
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>Hi Ravi,
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>My needs are relatively simple and Inno does exactly what I require. It is a 'scripting' program in that you create compiler directives which define what is required, such as which files to include and their source/destination folders. Initially, you can run a 'wizard' that sets up the basic script shell. I then went in using the excellent help and customised it for my own purposes. This included location of VFP DLL's etc, and desktop icon and start menu items.
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>This is my simple 'create' procedure.
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>1. Generate VFP exe into app_gold folder
>2. Run the Inno compiler - takes about 10 seconds for a 20 meg application with files. It reads app_gold and puts the compiled output into app_output folder.
>3. Burn the two files (setup.exe and autorun.ini) from app_output to CD-ROM.
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>Eureka! Distribution problem solved.
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>There are additional benefits for my previous clients where the app was created using VFP5 'setup' because 'setup' didn't provide an uninstall facility or add it to Control Panel - Add/Remove Porgrams'. Inno does; and does it for existing apps.
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>My biggest issue with ISE/VFP7LE was that it did not seamlessly upgrade existing apps. Inno does this.
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>Regards...Rex