Check Re: Setup error 278 Thread #402549 Message #402990

>After I build my distribution disks and install the disks to a
>target system, I get an error message that some files might be
>damaged in the disks and the installation refused to continue.
>The following is the exact error message.
>
> Setup Error 278
>
> Object 7.
> Your setup files may be damaged. Try restarting
> the setup program from where you originally ran
> it.
>
>Further checking and testing reveals that a component i added
>to the form might be the cause.
>The component in question: a subclass I built out of the
>MSCOMM32.ocx control. This control works fine under VFP,
>but gives me the error when I install the distribution disks
>to a target PC. The error occurs on the first disk.
>
>The following is what I did in creating the subclass control
>and how I build my app disks:
>
>I build a control out of MSCOMM32.ocx, which i name Comm32
>and save in TestComm.vcx, drop this control in my form. All
>works well and runs well.
>
>Before building my exe file, I've included the TestComm.vcx in
>the project manager, rebuild project, then build my exe.
>Then in building my distribution disks using the setup wizard,
>Visual Foxpro Runtime is selected, then the activeX control is
>selected, "Microsoft Communication Controls Version 6" is then
>checked in the add activeX control dialog box.
>In step 6 - change file settings, I checked the activeX box
>against the item MSCOMM32.ocx (target dir is WinSysDir), checked
>the PMitem box against the exe file, all seem without problem.
>Then I proceed to finish building the disks.
>The error message appears from the first setup disk right after
>i click the large install button.
>
>This problem has been haunting me for quite some days and I'm
>anxious to get rid of it. Someone who had experince this same
>problem before can give me some directions? Thank you.
>
>JW